Patent ID: 8245708
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A ventilator circuit, said circuit comprising an inspiratory line and an expiratory line converging at a junction, said junction comprising a Y piece having a first end, a second end, and a stem, wherein said first end is attached to said inspiratory line, said second end is attached to said expiratory line, and said stem is attached to, and is in fluid communication with, (i) an endotracheal tube and (ii) a liquid aerosol nebulizer, wherein said nebulizer is not positioned in said inspiratory line or said expiratory line, but is positioned on said stem such that said nebulizer directs an aerosol comprising liquid droplets into said endotracheal tube, and wherein said nebulizer comprises an aerosol delivery end comprising an aerosol generator, said generator comprising a dome-shaped aperture plate capable of generating an aerosol when said plate vibrates.