Inhalation therapy device for use in premature babies and infants

摘要

For use in premature babies and infants, in particular for administering surfactant to the lungs, the inhalation therapy device described herein comprises an aerosol generating device 1, a respiratory air flow generating means 3 and a nebulizing chamber 5 into which the generated liquid droplets 2 and the respiratory air flow 4 are supplied. The nebulizing chamber 5 comprises a tapering area 52 which ends in a tubular intubation means 6. The intubation means 6 is designed such that the intubation end 6b can be positioned in such a manner that the liquid droplet/respiratory air mixture conveyed via the intubation means is released behind those areas of the respiratory tract that filter out to a great extent the liquid droplets from the mixture.

主权项

1. Inhalation therapy device comprising:
an aerosol generating device having a membrane for nebulising a fluid and providing liquid droplets; and a nebulising chamber having a respiratory air supply inlet, the air supply inlet having a center line and being configured to receive a flow of respiratory air from a ventilator, and a connecting piece configured for direct connection to a patient line at an outlet of the nebulising chamber, wherein the liquid droplets and the respiratory air are supplied to and mix in the nebulizing chamber to form a liquid droplet/respiratory air mixture that flows through the outlet, wherein the aerosol generating device is fixed substantially on a center line of the outlet of the nebulising chamber, and wherein the air supply inlet is disposed to direct the flow of respiratory air onto a rear side of the aerosol generating device.