Inventors:
Edward LeMahieu - San Jose CA, US
Charles Jones - Jefferson NC, US
Tom Stern - Charlotte NC, US
Jack Hebrank - Durham NC, US
Charles Eric Hunter - Jefferson NC, US
Lyndell Duvall - Fleetwood NC, US
Chris Hartley - Boone NC, US
Bernard L. Ballou - Raleigh NC, US
Jocelyn Hunter - Jefferson NC, US
Laurie McNeil - Chapel Hill NC, US
Paul Wetzel - Jefferson NC, US
Ron Criss - West Jefferson NC, US
International Classification:
A62B 7/00, A62B 9/00
Abstract:
Systems and methods for delivery of a drug to the respiratory system of a patient in a stream of purified air are provided. In particular, the drugs are delivered to the respiratory system of the patient at a positive air pressure relatvie to atmopheric pressure. With the systems and methods of the present disclosure, medication available in a variety of forms is introduced in a controlled fashion into the air stream in aerosol, nebulized, or vaporized form.