Patent ID: 9675768
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A method of administering a medicament to a patient, the method comprising inhaling a dose of an aerosolized medicament by the patient, wherein said dose of the aerosolized medicament is provided by an aerosol device comprising: an aerosol accumulation chamber having a central vertical axis, an upper end and a lower end, the upper end comprising a nebulizer port and a patient interface port, the lower end comprising an air inlet port, wherein the air inlet port is oriented to be non-aligned with said central vertical axis, said air inlet port further comprising a valve; an outer shell, substantially surrounding the at least said lower end of the aerosol accumulation chamber, the outer shell having one or more air inlet passages about a periphery thereof wherein said one or more air inlet passages is above said air inlet port, said patient interface port fluidically coupled to a patient interface device, and an aerosolized exhaust port intermediate to said patient interface device and to said patient interface port; a vibrating mesh nebulizer that is fluidically coupled to said nebulizer port; and a liquid medicament for aerosolization to generate said dose of the aerosolized medicament via the vibrating mesh nebulizer.