Patent ID: 7032590

Claim:
A method for supplying liquid to an aerosolization device, the method comprising: providing an ampoule comprising an ampoule body having a top end, a bottom end, and a sealed interior containing a liquid, and an air vent disposed near the top end; creating a drain opening in the bottom end; inserting the ampoule into a receiving portion of the aerosolization device; separately opening the air vent; wherein upon opening of the air vent and the creation of the drain opening, the liquid in the interior flows out of the drain opening and into the aerosolization device where it is available for aerosolization by the aerosolization; and wherein the ampoule further includes at least one keying element on the ampoule body, and further comprising inserting the aerosolization device and permitting operation of the aerosolization device only when the keying element is accepted by the aerosolization device.