Patent ID: 8333190

Claim:
A method of administering a medicine to a patient using a nebulizer, comprising: nebulizing the medicine using a venturi placed within the patient's oral cavity, the nebulizer comprising a main body and at least one medicine receiver configured to receive a medicine container, a mixing chamber and a venturi positioned to be located within the oral cavity of a patient when used and extending into the mixing chamber and connected to the medicine receiver and configured to receive medicine from the medicine receiver and air and mix the medicine and air in the mixing chamber, and a diffuser element positioned at the mixing chamber and configured to receive the flow of air from the venturi and cause the medication entering the mixing chamber to be atomized by the action of the air flowing through the venturi; measuring the air flow created by the patient's one of at least inhaling and exhaling air; and processing the measured air flow over time to determine a respiratory function of the patient.