Patent ID: 6877509

Claim:
A device for delivering a flow of aerosol medication to a patient breathing tidally and positioned supinely, the device adapted to be suspended above the patient's nose and mouth, said device comprising: (a) an aerosol generator, which generates a medicated aerosol; (b) a housing associated with said aerosol generator, defining a containment region, into which said generator discharges said aerosol, said housing preventing the immediate dispersal of particles of said aerosol; (c) a downwardly projecting outlet sleeve interconnected to a bottom of said housing, so that said particles move into and through said outlet sleeve, said outlet sleeve channeling said particles to a region externally proximal to a bottom opening of said outlet sleeve; and (d) an air movement deflector, configured to inhibit the dispersion of said particles once said particles arrive at said external region, by reducing ambient air movement.