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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2003
Tung T. Nguyen, Midlothian, VA (US);
Douglas D. Mcrae, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Kenneth A. Cox, Midlothian, VA (US);
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Ulysses Smith, Midlothian, VA (US);
Gary E. Grollimund, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Donald L. Brookman, Richmond, VA (US);
Tung T. Nguyen, Midlothian, VA (US);
Douglas D. McRae, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Kenneth A. Cox, Midlothian, VA (US);
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Ulysses Smith, Midlothian, VA (US);
Gary E. Grollimund, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Donald L. Brookman, Richmond, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol having a desired particle size by passing a liquid through a flow passage heated to convert the liquid into a vapor. The flow passage includes an outlet section that controls the exit velocity of the vapor and produces an aerosol with a desired particle size. The aerosol generator can be incorporated in a hand held inhaler, and the liquid can include a medicament, which is delivered to a targeted portion of the lung using the inhaler.