Patent ID: 7841342

Claim:
An aerosol inhalation system comprising: a single source of gas; a Y-connector having a first port in fluid communication with the gas source via a first conduit and second and third ports; an accessory having a main conduit body that includes a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg, all of which are in fluid communication with the main conduit section, the first leg being fluidly connected to the second port of the Y-connector via a second conduit to permit gas from the single source to flow through the first leg, the accessory including a patient interface conduit that is adapted to deliver aerosolized medication to a mouth of the patient; a nebulizer sealingly and removably disposed within the third leg, the nebulizer including a gas inlet port that is fluidly connected to the third port of the Y-connector to permit gas from the single source to flow into the nebulizer to create the aerosolized medication that is delivered into the main conduit body and to the patient through the patient interface conduit; and a holding chamber having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from the first compartment, with the first compartment being sealingly and fluidly coupled to the first leg and the second compartment being sealingly and fluidly coupled to the second leg, wherein the holding chamber is defined by a reservoir bag with the first and second compartments defined therein and separated from one another by a bi-furcating wall, the reservoir bag being formed of an expandable/collapsible material.