CPC A61M 15/06 (2013.01) [A24B 15/167 (2016.11); A24F 1/32 (2013.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/48 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/0093 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A61M 2205/368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A hand-held inhalable vapor producing device comprising:
a channel positioned to receive a liquid from an opening of a cartridge;
a thermal valve with a first conformation that seals the opening and a second conformation that unseals the opening to enable the liquid to flow from the cartridge into the channel;
a thermally absorbing plate in fluid communication with the channel, the thermally absorbing plate including a plurality of pores that receive the liquid from the channel; and
a heat source configured to apply heat to the thermal valve and the thermally absorbing plate.
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