Patent ID: 6883517

Claim:
A pneumatic nebulizer comprising: (a) at least one downwardly projecting aerosol flow outlet passageway; (b) at least one inlet for introduction of a flow of compressed air; (c) at least one orifice through which said compressed air passes thereby causing a venturi effect; (d) at least one source of liquid in fluid communication with said orifice such that liquid is drawn to said orifice by said venturi effect, said liquid thereby forming into drops and flowing with said compressed air, wherein said source of liquid is a reservoir configured as bottom portion of a volume within a housing of said nebulizer, and (e) at least one baffle upon which said flow of compressed air and drops are impinged so as to atomize said drops into yet smaller droplets thereby forming a mist, said baffle deployed such that a flow path of said mist substantially circumscribes said baffle so as to reach said at least one downwardly projecting aerosol outlet passageway, and (f) wherein at least a top portion of said downwardly projecting aerosol flow outlet passageway extends into said volume.