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Device for generating a mist from a liquid, especially a medication

US5361989A · kind A · utility

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6References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1993
Grant dateNov 8, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B17/0615
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for generating a mist from a liquid by a vibrating device. The device comprises a chamber which has a bottom wall on which the liquid rests, a side wall and a top wall. The chamber has at least one mist outlet orifice. The device includes a deflector which has a preferably concave or inclined underside at a distance above the bottom of the chamber and at a level lower than that of the top wall of the chamber.

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