Patent ID: 11883580
Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A cartridge (3) for a nebulizer (1) for nebulizing of a fluid (2), the fluid (2) being a pharmaceutical composition/formulation and/or a liquid medicament, the cartridge (3) comprising:
a container (4) containing the fluid (2) to be nebulized,
a tube (25) disposed within the container (4) for conveying the fluid (2) out of the container (4), and being at least partially flexible and/or bendable,
a closure (7) with a connection port (9) cooperating with an opening of the container (4) for fluidically and/or sealingly connecting the container (4) to a nebulizer (1),
an adapter (26) mechanically and/or fluidically connecting the tube (25) to the connection port (9) of the closure (7) by sealingly receiving the connection port (9) therein, such that the container (4) is in fluidic communication with a connecting element (14) of the nebulizer (1), and
a rigid intermediate piece (29) to fluidically connect the tube (25) to the connecting element (14), wherein
the intermediate piece (29) is axially moveably, and axially pushable, into or onto or together with the tube (25) by the connecting element (14) in order to compensate length tolerances of the connecting element (14).