Patent ID: 8201554

Claim:
A device for delivering an aerosolized compound, the device comprising: a housing comprising: an upstream end comprising an inlet; a downstream end positioned directly opposite and axially aligned with the upstream end and comprising an outlet, wherein the inlet and the outlet are axially aligned; and a body having an inner sidewall that extends from the upstream end to the downstream end, wherein the inner sidewall forms an axial bore having a substantially constant diameter, wherein the substantially constant diameter of the axial bore and the axially-aligned inlet and outlet results in a minimized turbulence and a steady, constant velocity airflow path extending through the axial bore from the inlet to the outlet; a reservoir that is configured to store the compound and disposed within the body between the upstream end and the downstream end such that the reservoir is in the airflow path downstream from the inlet and upstream from the outlet; a system disposed within the body between the upstream end and the downstream end such that the system is in the airflow path downstream of the inlet and upstream from the outlet, the system comprising; an entry port fluidly connected to the reservoir; and an element to generate particles of the compound of a desired size for physical ejection through one or more apertures from an ejection head of the element; and a suspension attachment extending between the inner sidewall of the body, in the airflow path downstream of the inlet and upstream from the outlet, connecting the system to the inner sidewall of the body such that the airflow is substantially unobstructed when between the system and the body.