Patent ID: 6962151

Claim:
An inhalation nebulizer comprising: an aerosol generator comprising: a liquid storage container into which a liquid medicament or a medicament-containing liquid can be filled; a diaphragm having a first side and an opposite second side, the diaphragm having a plurality of openings extending therethrough from the first side to the second side, where the first side is connected to the liquid storage container such that a liquid filled into the liquid storage container comes into contact with the first side of the diaphragm; and a vibration generator capable of vibrating the diaphragm so that a liquid filled into the liquid storage container is atomized on the second side of the diaphragm through the openings of the diaphragm; a mixing chamber into which the aerosol generator expels the aerosol, the mixing chamber in contact with the second side of the diaphragm; an inhalation valve that is open to allow an inflow of ambient air into the mixing chamber during an inhalation phase and is closed to prevent escape of the aerosol from the mixing chamber during an exhalation phase; and an exhalation valve that is open to allow the discharge of the respiratory air of a patient into the surroundings during the exhalation phase and is closed to prevent the inflow of ambient air during the inhalation phase.