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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Alwin Rogier Martijn Verschueren, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Alwin Rogier Martijn Verschueren, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 17/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); B05B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0078 (2013.01); A61M 11/005 (2013.01); B05B 17/0607 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01); B05B 17/0638 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control unit for controlling the operation of a nebulizer is provided that is configured to measure the impedance of an actuator in the nebulizer and to determine whether a nebulizing element in the nebulizer is positioned correctly with respect to the actuator on the basis of the measured impedance. Also provided is a nebulizer comprising a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid to be nebulized, an actuator for vibrating liquid stored in the reservoir chamber, and a control unit as described above.