Patent ID: 9180263
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61D,A61M

Abstract:
1. A laboratory animal pharmaceutical testing device comprising a substantially closed animal holding cell sized to accommodate more than one animal at the same time; a vibratory dry powder generator communicating through an opening in a wall of the cell for introduction of a medication into the cell; one or more filtered inlets for permitting exchange of fresh air into the cell; and a conduit including a fan through which air and medication in the cell is recirculated out of the cell and returned to the cell; wherein the opening in the wall of the cell through which the medication is introduced into the cell is located in an upper part of the cell so that the bulk of the medication will be inhaled by the animals before the medication settles in the bottom of the cell, and wherein said cell and conduit are sealed such that air and nebulized medication inside the cell or conduit are not able to exit from the cell and conduit to the atmosphere outside of the cell and conduit.