Fluid delivery devices and methods
US9700686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/63
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for generating a mist. In one embodiment, a fluid delivery device is provided that includes a housing, a fluid vaporizer disposed within the housing and configured to receive fluid and to produce an aerosol mist of liquid particles from the fluid, and a pump configured to accelerate the aerosol mist produced by the fluid vaporizer. Methods are provided for producing a mist, and the methods can include delivering a fluid to a fluid vaporizer that generates a first mist. The fluid vaporizer delivers the mist to a pump that generates a second mist from the first mist.
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