ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,461, issued on June 23, was assigned to Flexicare (Group) Ltd. (Mid Glamorgan, Great Britain).
"Breath actuated nebulizer" was invented by Rohinton D. Toddywala (Somerset, N.J.), Vijay Shukla (Somerset, N.J.) and K. Mosaddeq Hossain (Somerset, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breath-actuated jet nebulizer is provided, having a body enclosing a gas jet that creates a Venturi effect. The Venturi requires a baffle in close proximity to the gas jet. The baffle is movable in response to the inhalation of the patient, such that the baffle has a default (resting) position distal to the gas jet such that no Venturi effect is created, an...