Patent ID: 6691704
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A system for aerosol delivery of a drug, the system comprising:(a) a disposable cassette containing a single pre-measured dose of the drug within an interior volume of said cassette, said cassette including a first opening, a second opening and said interior volume and being connectable to an airflow generator by means of said first opening; (b) said single pre-measured dose of the drug supplied within at least two breakable containers, said at least two breakable containers occupying at least a portion of said interior volume of said cassette; (c) a drug release mechanism, said drug release mechanism designed and constructed to break said at least two breakable containers and release said single pre-measured dose of the drug; wherein air from said airflow generator is capable of generating a flow of air into, said interior volume of said cassette via said first opening and outward from said interior volume via said second opening towards an airway of a patient such that aerosol delivery of a drug residing in said interior volume of said cassette may be accomplished.