Ventilator aerosol delivery system with transition adapter for introducing carrier gas
US9713687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2206/18
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transition adapter component of a ventilator aerosol delivery system for delivering an aerosol to a patient, includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an aerosol passage for receiving an aerosol produced by a heated capillary and a gas connection port for receiving carrier gas from a ventilator, which is in communication with a plurality of gas entry ports within the transition adapter. An inner cavity of the transition adapter receives the aerosol from the heated capillary and the streams of carrier gas from the plurality of gas exit ports within the transition adapter and directs the streams of carrier gas at least partially encircling and in parallel with the aerosol. An exit port on the distal end of the transition adapter housing delivers an entrained aerosol to an aerosol delivery connector.
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