| 发明名称 |
Apparatus for use with a nebulizer and a method of operating a nebulizer |
| 摘要 |
There is provided a method of determining whether a first type of liquid is being used in a nebulizer, the method comprising obtaining a measurement of the time taken by the nebulizer to nebulize a specified volume of liquid that was held therein, comparing the time taken to nebulize the specified volume of liquid to an estimated value for the time required to nebulize the same volume of the first type of liquid, and determining whether the liquid nebulized by the nebulizer was the first type of liquid based on the comparison. |
| 申请公布号 |
US9494506(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.11.15 |
| 申请号 |
US201314380103 |
申请日期 |
2013.03.05 |
| 申请人 |
Koninklijke Philips N.V. |
发明人 |
Dyche Anthony;Spencer Timothy;Hillier Charles David;Leppard Michael James Robbert |
| 分类号 |
G01N11/02;G01F3/00;A61M11/00;A61M15/00;B05B12/00;B05B12/02;B05B17/06;A61M16/00;B05B7/00;B05B12/12 |
主分类号 |
G01N11/02 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method of determining whether a first type of liquid is being used in a nebulizer, the method comprising:
(i) obtaining a measurement of the time taken by the nebulizer to nebulize a specified volume of liquid that was held therein; (ii) comparing the time taken to nebulize the specified volume of liquid to an estimated value for the time required to nebulize the same volume of the first type of liquid; and (iii) determining whether the liquid nebulized by the nebulizer was the first type of liquid based on the comparison. |
| 地址 |
Eindhoven NL |
