Patent ID: RE38700

Claim:
An improved medical nebulization device, said device comprising, in combination: a) a nebulizer head comprising, in combination: i) a shell having a closed top and sides and open bottom defining a generally central space; ii) a nebulization chamber having an open top and bottom and closed sides secured at said nebulization chamber sides to said shell sides within said shell central space, said nebulization chamber sides being curved downwardly and inwardly to form a secondary entrainment throat; iii) an annular flow aerosol nozzle secured to the underside of said shell top within said nebulization chamber; iv) an oxygen supply inlet extending through said shell top into said nozzle; v) a liquid draw tube connected to said nozzle and depending extending downwardly therefrom; vi) a nebulized aerosol output port defined in one of said shell sides peripheral of said nebulization chamber, and, vii) an auxiliary multiple gas entrainment inlet port having a removable cap, said auxiliary inlet port being defined in another of said shell sides and extending into the upper portion of said nebulization chamber, the bottom of said head having means for releasably connecting said head to a liquid reservoir; and, b) a liquid reservoir extending below and releasably connected to said head through said connector means, said liquid draw tube extending into said reservoir, said reservoir including a closed bottom and sides and open top sealed by said connector means to said head.