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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Pari GmbH Spezialisten fureffektive Inhalation, Starnberg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid atomizer device for producing aerosols. The device includes a first housing part (A) which includes an inner member ( ) of an atomizer nozzle and a first connection for connecting the first housing part (A) to a further housing part to form a nebulizing chamber ( ), and further includes a second housing part (B) that includes an outer member of the atomizer nozzle which can be brought into engagement with the inner member ( ) to form the atomizer nozzle, and a second connection means ( ) that can be brought into engagement with the first connection ( ) for connecting the second housing part to the first housing part. The invention is characterized in that a service life indicator (L) is arranged at a place that does not impede the flow passing through the device, but is accessible to the aerosol and a sterilant.