Nebulizer

US7571722B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gilbert Wuttke · Dortmund, DE
• Hubert Kunze · Dortmund, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 24, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 11, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B05B11/1091
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A nebulizer for a fluid, particularly for medicinal aerosol therapy. To allow easy operation, the nebulizer has a valve device, so that air supply openings in a mouthpiece can be blocked off to prevent backflow.