US 12,324,773 B1
Horizontal whole-body exposure apparatus
Michael S Horsmon, Joppa, MD (US); and Dennis B Miller, Rising Sun, MD (US)
Assigned to United States Army as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center, Apg, MD (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/502,733.
Int. Cl. A61G 10/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 10/005 (2013.01) [A61M 16/12 (2013.01); A61M 2250/00 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosed chamber, comprising:
a horizontal chamber tube operably connected at a proximal end to a first end cap and at a distal end to a second end cap, wherein the horizontal chamber tube comprises a material with a cross sectional dimension that defines a hollow space along the length of the horizontal chamber tube,
the first end cap comprising an inlet and at least one Stairmand disk, and the second end cap comprising an outlet, and further wherein the inlet and the outlet are operably connected through the hollow space to allow passage of a test gas through the enclosed chamber and further wherein the enclosed chamber is configured to disperse an aerosol uniformly within 1 to 3 cm of the proximal end of the horizontal chamber tube.