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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2019
Medline Industries, Lp, Springfield, IL (US);
Colin Conlon, Dublin, IE;
Prashant S. Nagathan, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Stephen Hill, Raleigh, NC (US);
Olaf Lally, County Longford, IE;
James Lorek, Cary, NC (US);
Medline Industries, LP, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An aerosol inhalation spacer for use with a metered-dose inhaler canister is disclosed. The spacer includes a transparent chamber housing having a body with an input end and an output end and defining an interior space. A mouthpiece is connected to the output end of the chamber housing. An inhaler adapter is connected to the input end of the chamber housing. A valve member is disposed between the mouthpiece and the output end of the chamber housing, the valve member includes a one-way inhalation valve and a one-way exhalation valve. A flow indicator is connected to the inhaler adapter and extends into the interior space of the chamber housing for indicating an inhalation flow rate to the user.