Patent ID: 8960188
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61M,B05B

Abstract:
1. A nebulizer for dispensing a fluid, comprising: a first housing part; a second housing part releasably coupled to the first housing part in a longitudinal orientation and direction; a nozzle; a container containing the fluid and including a closure part having a first end located within the container and extending toward a second end at which a fluid outlet for the fluid is located, the fluid outlet being closed by a first closure located at the first end of the closure part in a delivery state of the nebulizer; a conveying element for conveying the fluid from the container through the closure part and the fluid outlet towards the nozzle; and a securing mechanism formed of metal and fixed to the second housing part, where the securing mechanism operates in the delivery state of the nebulizer and an activated state of the nebulizer, and where in the activated state the securing mechanism operates such that: (i) the container is inseparable from the securing mechanism and thereby inseparable from the second housing part even when the first and second housing parts are separated, and (ii) the container is movable in the longitudinal direction within the securing mechanism, wherein: the delivery state: (i) is a state in which an end of the conveying element is disposed through the second end and within the closure part and through the fluid outlet of the container, but not piercing the first closure at the first end of the closure part, and (ii) is a state in which the nebulizer is shipped or delivered to the user, and the activated state is a state in which the end of the conveying element advances through the first closure and into communication with the fluid within the container such that the first closure and the fluid outlet are opened inside the nebulizer before or during first use of the nebulizer.