Patent ID: 6550472
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61M,B05B

Abstract:
A method of nebulizing a fluid, comprising the stepsproviding a nebulizing device having a vibrating element with a plurality of apertures therein, the vibrating element having a back side and a front side, the nebulizing device also having a flow director, a dispensing chamber, an inlet and an outlet, the inlet and outlet leading to the dispensing chamber and the dispensing chamber being positioned between the flow director and the back side of the vibrating element; delivering fluid through the inlet and into the dispensing chamber; vibrating the vibrating element so that the fluid in the dispensing chamber which is at the back side of the vibrating element is ejected through the plurality of apertures in the vibrating element; and directing bubbles in the dispensing chamber away from the back side of the vibrating element with the flow director.