Patent ID: 6328030
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A nebulizer assembly for engagement to a three port coupler of a ventilator circuit hose, the coupler having two end ports and a lateral port and defining a chamber in communication with each of the ports, the assembly comprising:a tubular housing defining a first opening at a first end and a second opening at an opposite end, said housing defining a passageway between said ends and in communication with said first opening and said second opening, said first end engageable to the lateral port with said first opening in communication with the chamber of the coupler;a valve disposed within said housing, said valve having an open position and a closed position and operable to hermetically seal a portion of said passageway from the chamber, said valve between said first and second openings and arranged to be isolated from the chamber when said first end is engaged to the lateral port; anda nebulizer defining a lower reservoir for containing liquid and an upper section defining an opening, said upper section engageable to said second opening, said nebulizer including an atomizer disposed within said reservoir.