US 12,144,923 B2
Aerosol delivery system with humidification
Patrick Power, Galway (IE)
Assigned to Stamford Devices Limited, Galway (IE)
Filed by Stamford Devices Limited, Dangan (IE)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/818,549.
Application 17/818,549 is a continuation of application No. 16/853,039, filed on Apr. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,433,189.
Application 16/853,039 is a continuation of application No. 15/300,513, granted, now 10,661,031, issued on May 26, 2020, previously published as PCT/EP2015/062972, filed on Jun. 10, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 14171765 (EP), filed on Jun. 10, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0321368 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 11/02 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 11/02 (2013.01) [A61M 11/00 (2013.01); A61M 11/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/161 (2014.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling an aerosol delivery system having a nebulizer and a humidifier for a gas flow to the nebulizer, the method comprising:
controllably varying a humidity level of the gas flow to the nebulizer during an active nebulization phase using a two-branch inlet, a first branch including a flow restrictor and a heater and a second branch including the humidifier, and
wherein the varying of the humidity level is based on an output rate of the nebulizer.