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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1998
Yehuda Ivri, Irvine, CA (US);
Linda R De Young, El Granada, CA (US);
Cheng H Wu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Miro S Cater, Daytona Beach, FL (US);
Vijay Kumar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Markus Flierl, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aerogen, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides exemplary aerosolization apparatus and methods for aerosolizing a substance. According to one exemplary method, a cartridge is coupled to a liquid dispenser and includes a substance which is in a dry state. A liquid is dispensed from the dispenser into the cartridge so that the substance may be dissolved into the dispensed liquid to form a solution. The solution is then transferred from the cartridge and onto an atomization member which is operated to aerosolize the solution.