A MODIFIED NEBULIZER

摘要

A nebulizer (210) having a container, an inlet valve, an outlet and a user connection port. A reservoir (230) in a lower portion (262) of the container contains a medicament to be mixed with a pressurized supply gas to generate the medicated aerosol for inhalation by a user. The mixed gas and medicament are nebulized by impacting the aerosol mixture against a deflector (254) and upon inhalation the nebulized aerosolized medicament is drawn along a flow path towards the outlet of the nebulizer. Prior to reaching the outlet of the nebulizer, a baffle (258) nis interposed in the flow path of the aerosolized medicament to facilitate the flow of desirably sized nebulized medicament particles which are more readily absorbed into the bloodstream by the user.