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Container for cleaning the membrane of a nebulizer

US12343468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VECTURA DELIVERY DEVICES LIMITED · GB

Inventors

Tobias Kolb · Schwanau, DE
Bernhard Muellinger · Munich, DE
Jana Strixner · Gauting, DE
Martin Huber · Uttenreuth, DE
Ulf Krueger · Gauting, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 19, 2018
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2209/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a refillable container (1) for use with a nebulizer device having an aerosol generator comprising a transducer body and a membrane having pores, the container having an opening being fillable with a cleaning liquid (3), wherein the opening is sized and shaped to fit onto the transducer body, so that the container is held in place on the nebulizer device and the membrane is immersed in the liquid inside the container. The invention also provides a pack comprising a multi-day supply of a drug, one or more cleaning liquids and one or more containers; and a method for cleaning the membrane of a nebulizer device using the container.

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