摘要 |
An apparatus (1) for the delivery of medicament to the respiratory system of a patient comprises a medication cup (2), an aerosol generator (3), a housing (4) for the aerosol generator (3), a liquid supplier (5) and a connector (6). Liquid medication placed within the medication cup (2) is delivered by the liquid supplier (5) to the generator (3). The aerosol generated is passed through the housing (4) into the connector (6). A gas, such as air, is d elivered into a gas inlet (61) of the connector (6), for example by pumping the gas from a ventilator (70). Within the connector (6) the gas entrains the aerosol therein, and the air with entrained medication is delivered through an outlet (62).
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