| 摘要 |
<p>A nebulizer (2) for delivering a drug to a patient includes an electronic control unit (4), a hand piece (50) connected to the electronic control unit via a cable (34), and a cartridge (70) detachably engaged with the hand piece. The electronic control unit includes a controller, a cartridge reader, a dosage storage element, and a display (10). The display preferably displays the drug name (18) and the number of dosages remaining (16) in the cartridge. The cartridge includes a head or nebulizer element (100) for creating a fine mist or cloud of the drug in droplet form. The cartridge also includes a storage container (74) containing a drug and a pump (92) for pumping the drug to the nebulizer element. The cartridge also contains an information storage element (76) for containing information regarding the drug and the drug delivery protocol for the patient. The information in the information storage element is transmitted to the electronic control unit when the cartridge is engaged with the hand piece.</p> |
