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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Applicants:
Jaan Noolandi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Babur B. Hadimioglu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert A. Sprague, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jaan Noolandi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Babur B. Hadimioglu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert A. Sprague, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/08 (2006.01); G02B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for delivering medication to the lungs is described. Acoustic ink printing technology is modified to operate as an inhaler that generates tiny droplets near a patient's nose or mouth. The tiny droplets are easily carried by air currents into the patient's lungs. The inhaler itself is preferably a battery operated portable device that can be easily carried and easily cleaned to avoid contaminating the medication.