Patent ID: 6016800
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61M,B05B

Abstract:
An intrapulmonary aerosolizer sized for intratracheal insertion or for being received into an endotracheal tube or bronchoscope positioned within a trachea and adapted for spraying a liquid material therefrom in close proximity to a subject's lungs, said intrapulmonary aerosolizer comprising:a generally elongate sleeve member defining a first end and a second end and having a substantially longitudinally extending opening therethrough defining an inner sleeve surface, said sleeve member being adapted for receiving said liquid material;a generally elongate insert defining a first end and a second end received within at least a portion of said substantially longitudinally extending opening of said sleeve member, said insert having an outer surface including at least one substantially helical channel provided surrounding said outer surface extending from the first end to the second end in a direction of said opening of said sleeve member and adapted for passage of said liquid material received by said sleeve member;insert captivation means between said inner sleeve surface and said insert for retaining said insert within said sleeve member;a body defining a first end and a second end and having an opening therethrough extending between said first end and said second end, said body being received within at least a portion of said longitudinally extending opening of said sleeve member and positioned between said insert and said second end of said sleeve member; andbody captivation means between said inner sleeve surface and said body for retaining said body within said sleeve member, whereby said liquid material is adapted to be sprayed from said opening in said body.