Patent ID: 7665461

Claim:
A nebulizer for a fluid, comprising: a manually operable, purely mechanical nebulizer body, means for conveying and nebulizing of the fluid, and a replaceable container of the fluid for use in the nebulizer body, wherein a first coding is provided on the nebulizer body and a second coding is provided on the container, wherein the first and second codings cooperate with each other in a manner such that only a container with the correct second coding is usable with the container body, wherein one of said first and second codings is a projection and the other of said first and second codings is a recess, said projection and recess extending in an insertion direction of the container into the nebulizer body for engagement by axial insertion of the container; and wherein said container is fully insertable into the nebulizer body only when the shape and size of the projection is matched to the shape and size of said recess.