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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Inventors:
Gilbert Wuttke, Ingelheim Am Rhein, DE;
Herbert Graessl, Ingelheim Am Rhein, DE;
Heinrich Kladders, Ingelheim Am Rhein, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/007 (2014.02); A61M 15/002 (2014.02); A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A61M 15/0073 (2014.02); A61M 15/0081 (2014.02); A61M 2039/2426 (2013.01); A61M 2205/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nebulizer for nebulizing a liquid from a container, where the nebulizer includes a fluid pump for withdrawing the liquid in doses from the container and pressurizing the respective doses for nebulization. The container includes an air pump with a piston/cylinder arrangement to pressurizing the liquid in the container to help withdrawing the liquid from the container. A control valve limits the air pressure acting on the liquid.