Patent Application
20250108178
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of the fluid dynamics devices, and more particularly to a method and system for providing a non-electric nebulizer.
The following description of the related art is intended to provide background information pertaining to the field of the disclosure. This section may include certain aspects of the art that may be related to various features of the present disclosure. However, it should be appreciated that this section is used only to enhance the understanding of the reader with respect to the present disclosure, and not as admission of the prior art.
It is known that a nebulizer for the inhalation of fluid requires electricity to run the nebulizer and thus with respect to its mode of operation, it must be plugged into an electrical socket for use. However, sometimes the user of the nebulizer may not have any access to the electrical sockets and therefore, if the user needs to use the nebulizer outdoors or away from the electrical socket, then the user will not be able to do so, as nebulizers can be functional only when connected to electric power. Further, the dependency of the nebulizer on the power limits the use of the nebulizer. Therefore, the user can't use the nebulizer if the user is not in the vicinity of an electric power supply system. Moreover, the conventionally available nebulizers are inconvenient for the users to inhale fluid from the nebulizer mask if the body posture is not appropriate or the user is lying in different postures.
Hence, in view of these and other existing limitations, there arises an imperative need to provide an efficient solution to overcome the above-mentioned limitations and to provide a method and system to allow the use of the nebulizer by the user in any required posture without the need of electric power supply.
This section is provided to introduce certain objects and aspects of the present disclosure in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify the key features or the scope of the claimed subject matter.
The present disclosure provides a non-electric nebulizer system. The system includes at least one container, at least one valve, at least one mask holder, at least one mask outer case, at least one Bernoulli's Theory Enabler, at least one fluid tank, at least one disbursement trigger, and at least one pipe tube point. The valve is air tightly positioned in the container. The mask holder is positioned on the top of the at least one valve. The mask outer case is fixed on top of the mask holder and the Bernoulli's Theory Enabler is positioned inside the fluid tank. The fluid tank is positioned on the top of the at least one mask holder. The disbursement trigger is fixed on top of the at least one mask outer case. In an embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer system is activated based on the movement of the at least one mask outer case in a clockwise direction and deactivated based on the movement of the at least one mask outer case in the anti-clockwise direction for a predefined number of rotations.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the non-electric nebulizer system is activated by pressing the disbursement trigger of the mask and deactivated by releasing the disbursement trigger of the mask.
The present disclosure further provides a method for inhaling fluid using a non-electric nebulizer. The method includes receiving a first input from a user for activation of the non-electric nebulizer. Next, the method includes the step of activating the non-electric nebulizer by initiating the movement of the fluid from at least one fluid tank to at least one mask outer case using Bernoulli's Theory Enabler. Next, the method includes the step of inhaling the fluid by the user using at least one mask outer case of the non-electric nebulizer. Next, the method includes the step of receiving a second input from the user for the deactivation of the non-electric nebulizer. Thereafter, the method includes the step of deactivating the non-electric nebulizer by stopping the movement of the fluid from at least one fluid tank based on the second input.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein, and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosed methods and systems in which like reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the different drawings. Components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Some drawings may indicate the components using block diagrams and may not represent the internal circuitry of each component. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that disclosure of such drawings includes disclosure of electrical components, electronic components or circuitry commonly used to implement such components.
The foregoing shall be more apparent from the following more detailed description of the disclosure.
In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, various specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent, however, that embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. Several features described hereafter can each be used independently of one another or with any combination of other features. An individual feature may not address any of the problems discussed above or might address only some of the problems discussed above. Some of the problems discussed above might not be fully addressed by any of the features described herein.
As discussed in the background section, conventionally available nebulizers do not allow users to use the nebulizer for the inhalation of fluid like medicinal drugs, and oxygen without connecting the nebulizer to an electric power supply source. The conventionally available nebulizers require connection with electric power for initiating the flow of gas from the fluid tank of the nebulizer to the mask, for the inhalation of fluid when the user wears the mask. Therefore, the user is not able to use the conventionally available nebulizers when he is outdoors or away from the power supply, thus leading to the inefficient use of the nebulizer system. Further, conventionally available systems are not appropriate for the user who want to use the nebulizer system in any desired posture.
To overcome the problems as mentioned in the background section, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for using a nebulizer without electric power. It is yet another object of the present disclosure to enable the user to use the nebulizer outdoors or any area that is away from the electric power supply. Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide non-electric nebulizer for the continuous or non-continuous inhalation of fluid such as oxygen or liquid medicines. It is yet another object of the present disclosure to enable the user to use the nebulizer for the inhalation of fluids in any body posture as per the comfortability of the user.
To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the present disclosure provides a method and system for the continuous and non-continuous flow of gas or mixture of gases. For this purpose, a gas-pressure based mechanism using the Bernoulli's theorem is used to use the nebulizer without any external electric or mechanical power source. One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for providing a non-electric power nebulizer system. The system includes but is not limited to a bottle, a valve, a mask holder, a mask outer case, a Bernoulli's Theory Enabler, a fluid tank, and a disbursement trigger that are operatively connected to form a non-electric nebulizer. The non-electric nebulizer user the gas or mixture of gases stored in the container to enable the function of the nebulizer by eliminating the need of electric power. Further, the present disclosure provides the method and system to connect the non-electric power nebulizer with an external mask via a tube point to enable the user to use the nebulizer mask for the inhalation of fluid in any favourable posture of the body.
The present disclosure provides a solution relating to the inhalation of the medicinal drug or fluid through a non-electric nebulizer system. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a system for providing a nebulizer that works without electric power and also allows the user to inhale fluids directly from the connected non-electric nebulizer outer mask or an external mask connected via a tube pipe. The present disclosure uses Bernoulli's Theory Enabler component in the fluid tank and the mask holder of the non-electric nebulizer system to make the nebulizer independent of the electric power supply. The present disclosure also includes a feature to use a pipe that connects the external mask to the non-electric nebulizer for allowing the user to inhale the fluid in any favourable body postures.
As used herein, “fluid”, may be any substance of matter that may include but is not limited to liquids, or gases, or a mixture of liquids, or a mixture of gases, or a mixture of liquids and gases stored under pressure in the valve container. Further, in the specification, the terms “fluid” and “gas” and “mixture of gases or air” can be used interchangeably as well.
As used herein, “bottle”, “container”, “tank” referred to a component in any preferred shape of a particular volume that holds the fluid under compressed pressure.
As used herein, “valve”, referred to a component with a pipe-like structure. The valve is positioned air tightly inside the “bottle” or “container” or “tank” containing gas under compressed pressure for the delivery of the gas to the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system.
As used herein, “mask holder”, referred to a component of any required shape that is positioned at the upper side of the valve for holding the mask firmly with the help of built-in internal grooves for the delivery of the gas to the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system.
As used herein, “mask outer case”, referred to a component of preferably conical shape to cover the nose and/or mouth that is positioned at the top region of the mask holder. The mask outer case may be connected to the disbursement trigger for movement of the mask outer case in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction to control the delivery of the fluid to the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system or by continuously pressing the trigger for the same purpose. In addition, movement of the mask outer case in the clockwise and anti-clockwise direction helps in adjusting the pressure of the air or gas or mixture of gases through the valve.
As used herein, “Bernoulli's Theory Enabler”, referred to a component that is positioned inside the fluid tank of the non-electric nebulizer system at the top region of the bottle or container for the delivery of the gas or air or mixture of gases to the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system in compliance with Bernoulli's Theorem of fluid dynamics. Further, with the release of the high pressure of air or gas or mixture of gases, the fluid from the fluid tank gets activated to disburse the fluid to the mask outer case.
As used herein, “fluid tank”, referred to a component that is positioned at the top region of the mask holder with its lower base outlet positioned on top of the valve of the bottle or container for the storage of air or gas or mixture of gases and dispensing of the stored fluid for the delivery of the fluid to the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system in compliance with Bernoulli's Theorem of fluid dynamics.
As used herein, “disbursement trigger”, referred to a component that is connected with the mask outer case for disbursement of high-pressure gas or air or mixture of gases. The delivery of the fluid from the fluid container to the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system is achieved by continuously pressing the disbursement trigger. The non-electric nebulizer system is activated by pressing the disbursement trigger of the mask and deactivated by releasing the disbursement trigger of the mask.
As used herein, “tube pipe”, referred to a component that connects the non-electric nebulizer system to the external nebulizer mask for allowing the user to inhale fluids from the nebulizer mask in any body posture.
As used herein, “preferred number of rotations”, referred to number of rotation required for minimal disbursement of the high pressure of the gas or air or mixture of gases to activate and deactivate the nebulizer.
As used herein, “external mask”, referred to external nebulizer mask for allowing the user to inhale fluids from the nebulizer mask in any body posture.
As used herein, “dip tube” or “dip pipe” referred to a tube of which the top end is connected to the at least one valve. Another end of the dip tube is open in the container through which the fluid flows.
The present disclosure is further explained in detail below with reference to the diagrams.
The present disclosure provides a non-electric nebulizer system [100]. The system includes at least one container [102], at least one valve [104] with at least one dip tube [103] air tightly positioned in the at least one container [102], at least one mask holder [106] positioned on the top of the at least one valve [104], at least one mask outer case [108] fixed on top of the at least one mask holder [106], at least one Bernoulli's Theory Enabler [110] positioned inside the at least one fluid tank [112], the at least one fluid tank [112] positioned on the top of the at least one mask holder [106], at least one disbursement trigger [114] fixed on top of the at least one mask outer case [108], and at least one pipe tube point [116].
In an embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer system [100] is activated based on the movement of the at least one mask outer case [108] in a clockwise direction for a predefined number of rotations. In another embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer system is deactivated based on the movement of the mask outer case [108] in anti-clockwise direction for the predefined number of rotations. In a non-limiting embodiment, the at least one pipe tube point [116] enables the user to connect the non-electric nebulizer system with an external mask to use the non-electric nebulizer system in one or more favourable positions of the user.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer system is further activated by pressing the disbursement trigger [114] of the mask and deactivated by releasing the disbursement trigger [114] of the mask. The system includes the bottle or container [102]. In the present disclosure, the bottle [102] is a container [102] that contains fluids such as liquid, gas or a mixture of gases or compressed air to perform the non-electric nebulizer therapy. For instance, the bottle or container [102] may contain gases or fluid or compressed air or mixture of gases to inhale them with medicine or taking steam and the like.
The system includes the valve [104]. The valve [104] with the dip pipe [103] is air tightly positioned in the bottle [102]. The valve [104] act as threshold against the air to adjust the flow of fluid using a flow controller.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the flow controller is positioned to encapsulate the dip pipe of the valve [104] of the non-electric nebulizer system to enable the controlling of the flow of the fluid through the valve [104]. In an example, the flow controller act as a jacket of the dip pipe of the valve to vary the flow of the fluid through the dip pipe. Further, the flow controller controls the inflow and outflow of fluid or gas or mixture of gases or air. The flow controller attached to the bottom end of the dip-tube of the valve that remains inside the bottle or the container to reduce the area and increase the pressure of the fluid passing through the dip pipe or dip tube of the non-electric nebuliser.
Further, the valve [104] is connected to the mask holder [106] at the top that positions the mask outer case [108] firmly for the user to inhale fluid by using the mask of the non-electric nebulizer system. The mask holder [106] holds the mask outer case [108] firmly with a plurality of built-in grooves that ensure the firm positioning and movement of the mask outer case [108]. The connection of the mask holder [106] with the mask outer case [108] enables the movement of the mask outer case [108] in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction for enabling the functioning of the non-electric nebulizer.
The mask holder [106] is connected to the fluid tank [112] that is positioned on the top of the valve [104] and is used for storing and dispensing the stored fluid such as medicinal drug. The fluid tank [112] is fitted in with the Bernoulli's Theory Enabler [110] that is placed inside the fluid tank [112]. The Bernoulli's Theory Enabler [110] component gets activated upon the release of the high pressure of the gas or air or mixture of gases that makes the gas or air or mixture of gases flow continuously from the fluid tank [112] to the mask outer case [108] in adherence with Bernoulli's Theorem of fluid dynamics. In fluid dynamics, Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy. The mask outer case [108] of the system is connected with the disbursement trigger [114] that enables the disbursement of the high pressure of the gas or air or mixture of gases to make the user inhale the gas or air or mixture of gases while wearing the external mask of the non-electric nebulizer system. The lower part of the disbursement trigger [114] mixes the high-pressure gases or mixture of gases from the bottle [102] with the stored fluid of the fluid tank [112] through Bernoulli's Theory Enabler [110] as an outlet through the mask outer case [108] fixed on the top of the mask holder. Further, the disbursement trigger [114] works by mixing the high-pressure air/gas or fluid of the bottle [102] with the pressure of the stored fluid in the fluid tank [112] to disburse the continuous or non-continuous flow of the gases or mixtures in a controlled manner. Finally, the flow of the gases or mixture moves in an upward direction from the fluid tank [112] to the mask outer case [108] enable the user to inhale the fluid through the mask outer case.
The disbursement trigger [114] is connected with at least one tube point [116] of the mask. At least one tube point [116] enables the user to connect the non-electric nebulizer system with an external mask to take the benefit of the non-electric nebulizer system in any suitable or favourable position.
In an embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer system gets activated based on the movement of the mask outer case [108] in a clockwise direction or by pressing the disbursement trigger [114] in the mask outer case [108]. For instance, the user using the non-electric nebulizer system is required to rotate the mask outer case [108] in the clockwise direction or by pressing the disbursement trigger while using the mask of the nebulizer to the face. After a sufficient number of rotations or pressing the disbursement trigger, the non-electric nebulizer system starts to work and the user can inhale the required fluid medicines. Similarly, to deactivate the non-electric nebulizer system, the user is required to rotate the mask outer case [108] in the counter or anticlockwise direction or by releasing the embedded trigger. After a sufficient number of rotations in the anticlockwise direction, the non-electric nebulizer system stops the associated functions of spraying the medicines through the mask.
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In an embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer gets activated based on the input of the user associated with rotating the at least one mask outer case [108] of the non-electric nebulizer in a clockwise direction for a predefined number of rotations.
In another embodiment, the non-electric nebulizer gets activated based on the input of the user associated with pressing a disbursement trigger [114] of the non-electric nebulizer.
The method [200] includes the next step [206] of activating the non-electric nebulizer by initiating the movement of the fluid from at least one fluid tank [112] to at least one mask outer case [108] using Bernoulli's Theory Enabler [110]. The mask outer case [108] of the system is connected with the disbursement trigger [114] that enables the disbursement of the high pressure of the gas or air or mixture of gases. The lower part of the disbursement trigger [114] mixes the high-pressure gases or mixture of gases from the bottle [102]. Further, the disbursement trigger [114] works by mixing the high-pressure air/gas or fluid of the bottle [102] with the pressure of the stored fluid in the fluid tank [112] to disburse the continuous or non-continuous flow of the gases or mixtures in a controlled manner. Finally, the flow of the gases or mixture moves in an upward direction from the fluid tank [112] to the mask outer case [108] for enabling the user to inhale the fluid through the mask connected with the tube pipe [116].
The method [200] includes the further step [208] of inhaling the fluid by the user using at least one mask outer case [108] of the non-electric nebulizer. In a non-limiting embodiment, the at least one pipe tube point [116] enables the user to connect the non-electric nebulizer system with an external mask to use the non-electric nebulizer system in one or more favourable positions of the user.
After taking the required dose of fluid or medicinal drug, the user wants to deactivate the non-electric nebulizer. The method [200] includes the step [210] of receiving a second input from the user for the deactivation of the non-electric nebulizer. In a non-limiting embodiment, the second input of the user for the deactivation of the non-electric nebulizer is one of rotating the at least one mask outer case [108] of the non-electric nebulizer in an anti-clockwise direction for a predefined number of rotations and releasing a disbursement trigger [114] of the non-electric nebulizer.
In an embodiment, the method [200] includes the step [212] deactivating the non-electric nebulizer by stopping the movement of the fluid from at least one fluid tank [112] based on the second input. In a non-limiting embodiment, the second input of the user for the deactivation of the non-electric nebulizer corresponds to rotating the at least one mask outer case [108] of the non-electric nebulizer in an anti-clockwise direction for a predefined number of rotations. In another embodiment, the second input of the user for the deactivation of the non-electric nebulizer corresponds to releasing of the disbursement trigger [114] of the non-electric nebulizer.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the method [200] further comprises connecting at least one external mask with the non-electric nebulizer using at least one tube point [116] to use the non-electric nebulizer system in one or more favorable positions of the user. The method [200] ends at step [214].
In an exemplary embodiment, a user X rotates the mask outer case of the non-electric nebulizer in clockwise direction. The nebulizer is activated, and the fluid is moved from fluid tank to mask outer case using Bernoulli's Theory Enabler. User X inhales the fluid using an external mask attached to the tube point while lying on the bed. After inhaling the fluid for a while, user X rotates the mask outer case of the non-electric nebulizer in an anti-clockwise direction and the nebulizer is deactivated.
In another exemplary embodiment, a user Y presses the disbursement trigger of the non-electric nebulizer. The nebulizer is activated, and the fluid is moved from fluid tank to mask outer case using Bernoulli's Theory Enabler. User Y inhales the fluid using an external mask attached to the tube point while sitting on the chair. After inhaling the fluid for a while, user Y releases the disbursement trigger of the non-electric nebulizer, and the nebulizer is deactivated.
As evident from the above disclosure, the present solution provides significant technical advancement over the existing solutions by enabling the functioning of the nebulizer system without electric power. Further, the inbuilt integrated spray mechanism for the flow of gas or mixture of gases or air without electric power enables the user to use the nebulizer system anywhere and at any time. The user will be able to inhale the fluid through the nebulizer system without plugging the nebulizer system into an electrical socket thereby ensuring the most efficient use of the nebulizer, not only indoors, but also outdoors and on the go. Furthermore, the user will be able to use the nebulizer system for the inhalation of fluids from the nebulizer mask in any body posture of his choice with the help of the tube pipe that connects the non-electric nebulizer system to the external nebulizer mask.
While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the disclosed embodiments, it will be appreciated that many embodiments can be made and that many changes can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles of the present disclosure. These and other changes in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art, whereby it is to be understood that the foregoing descriptive matter to be implemented is illustrative and non-limiting.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202211009115 | Feb 2022 | IN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/IN2023/050167 | 2/21/2023 | WO |
