Patent ID: 8439030
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A nebulizer unit for delivering a multiplicity of particles of aerosolized medication to a patient comprising: (a) a nebulizer housing having interconnected top, bottom, side and end walls defining a chamber, said bottom wall having a nebulizer port, one of said end walls having an inlet port and the other of said end walls having a particle outlet port in communication with the patient; (b) an airflow baffle assembly connected to said top, bottom and side walls, said airflow baffle assembly including an airflow baffle located between said nebulizer port and said inlet port to divide said chamber into first and second sub-chambers, said airflow baffle assembly further including a pair of transversely spaced apart tubular flow directors connected to said airflow baffle and extending into said second sub-chamber, said tubular flow directors providing communication between said first and second sub-chambers; and (c) a nebulizer assembly connected to said nebulizer port and in communication with said second sub-chamber for converting aerosolizable liquid medicament into an aerosolized medication and for introducing said aerosolized medication into said second sub-chamber.