Patent ID: 7475684
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: A61M,B01B,B01D

Abstract:
1. A vaporizer apparatus for extracting active ingredients from a specimen, the vaporizer apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of housing walls, an interior space defined by the plurality of housing walls, and at least one opening formed upon the housing walls, the at least one opening defining an open passage for accessing the interior space; a heating element assembly operable with electrical power comprising a first dimension mounted within the interior space of the housing at an angle from at least one of the plurality of housing walls; a shield having a body section for covering at least a portion of the heating element assembly, said shield being held in said interior space by a holding structure attached to said housing; and wherein said at least one opening has a second dimension larger than said first dimension for permitting an adaptor carrying the active ingredients to removably couple with the shield to communicate with the heating element.