Patent ID: 7905228
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A61M,B05B

Abstract:
1. A nebulizer comprising: a housing having an ambient air inlet and a chamber for holding an aerosol; an air outlet communicating with the chamber for permitting the aerosol to be withdrawn from the chamber; a gas inlet adjacent a moveable fluid orifice, the gas inlet in communication with the chamber, wherein the moveable fluid orifice comprises an opening defined by an outer diameter of the gas inlet and an inner diameter of an end of a gas inlet cover; a diverter positioned in the chamber relative to the gas inlet; and, a nebulization activation member accessible outside the housing, the nebulization activation member operably connected with the moveable fluid orifice and configured to maintain the nebulizer in a first operational mode at a first setting, and in a second operational mode at a second setting, wherein at the first setting the nebulization activation member is positioned to maintain the fluid orifice in a nebulizing position and the first operational mode comprises continuous nebulization.