This application claims the benefit of priority to China Patent Application No. 202111331508.6, filed on Nov. 11, 2021 in People’s Republic of China. The entire content of the above identified application is incorporated herein by reference.
Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a nebulizer and a medicine containing and nebulizing assembly thereof, and more particularly to a portable nebulizer and a vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly thereof.
In the related art, a nebulizing method for the treatment of respiratory diseases is a more popular medical method in recent years. A nebulizer can be used in the nebulizing method to spray nebulized aerosols each has a particle size of about 3 to 5 µm, so that the nebulized aerosols can reach the bronchus and lungs for therapy. The procedure typically involves inhaling the nebulized aerosols from the medicinal liquid through mouths and noses of patients to enter the bronchus, and the particles of the nebulized aerosols are then spread to the whole alveolus so that the medicinal liquid can be sufficiently absorbed by the human body. This method of delivery is more direct and efficient than oral administration. Currently, the nebulizing method adapted by the nebulizer generally includes use of a pneumatic nebulization module, or an ultrasonic nebulization module (such as using a nebulizer mesh plate), configured for an operating mechanism of the nebulizer. However, there is still room for improvement in the related art for use of the nebulizer.
In response to the above-referenced technical inadequacy, the present disclosure provides a portable nebulizer and a vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly thereof.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one of the technical aspects adopted by the present disclosure is to provide a vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly, which includes a medicine storage module, a nebulizing module and an induction module. The medicine storage module includes a medicine storage casing, and the medicine storage module has a medicine storage space formed in the medicine storage casing and a first through hole communicated with the medicine storage space. The nebulizing module includes a nebulizing device disposed in the medicine storage module and a first conductive structure electrically connected to the nebulizing device. The induction module includes at least one metal induction element disposed in the medicine storage module and a second conductive structure electrically connected to the at least one metal induction element. The medicine storage casing has an inner surrounding area located in the medicine storage space and surrounding the first through hole, and the at least one metal induction element has at least one exposed induction portion exposed on the inner surrounding area for receiving a signal generated by the nebulizing device.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, another one of the technical aspects adopted by the present disclosure is to provide a portable nebulizer, which includes a nebulizer main body, and a vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly disposed on the nebulizer main body and electrically connected to the nebulizer main body. The vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly includes a medicine storage module, a nebulizing module and an induction module. The medicine storage module includes a medicine storage casing, and the medicine storage module has a medicine storage space formed in the medicine storage casing and a first through hole communicated with the medicine storage space. The nebulizing module includes a nebulizing device disposed in the medicine storage module and a first conductive structure electrically connected between the nebulizing device and the nebulizer main body. The induction module includes at least one metal induction element disposed in the medicine storage module and a second conductive structure electrically connected between the at least one metal induction element and the nebulizer main body. The medicine storage casing has an inner surrounding area located in the medicine storage space and surrounding the first through hole, and the at least one metal induction element has at least one exposed induction portion exposed on the inner surrounding area for receiving a signal generated by the nebulizing device.
In one of the possible or preferred embodiments, the inner surrounding area has a first surrounding surface surrounding the first through hole, and a second surrounding surface surrounding the first surrounding surface. The inner surrounding area further has a plurality of liquid level measurement points and a plurality of liquid level induction portions are disposed adjacent to and along the liquid level measurement points. The liquid level measurement points are not located on the same horizontal plane and can be arranged on the first surrounding surface and/or the second surrounding surface, and the liquid level induction portions are not located on the same horizontal plane and can be arranged on the first surrounding surface and/or the second surrounding surface. The medicine storage casing has a first protruding blocking portion and a second protruding blocking portion that are disposed on the first surrounding surface, and the first protruding blocking portion is connected between the first through hole and the second protruding blocking portion. In addition, an upper surface of the exposed induction portion of the metal induction element is exposed by the first protruding blocking portion, and a side surface of the exposed induction portion of the metal induction element is covered by the first protruding blocking portion. Furthermore, an upper surface of the first protruding blocking portion is flush with or lower than the upper surface of the exposed induction portion, and an upper surface of the second protruding blocking portion is located above the upper surface of the exposed induction portion, in which the upper surface of the exposed induction portion of the metal induction element can be shown as circular, square, rectangular or arc shape.
In one of the possible or preferred embodiments, the inner surrounding area has a first surrounding surface surrounding the first through hole, and a second surrounding surface surrounding the first surrounding surface. The inner surrounding area further has a plurality of liquid level measurement points and a plurality of liquid level induction portions are disposed adjacent to and along the liquid level measurement points. The liquid level measurement points are not located on the same horizontal plane and can be arranged on the first surrounding surface and/or the second surrounding surface, and the liquid level induction portions are not located on the same horizontal plane and can be arranged on the first surrounding surface and/or the second surrounding surface. The medicine storage casing has a first protruding blocking portion and a second protruding blocking portion that are disposed on the first surrounding surface, and the first protruding blocking portion is connected between the first through hole and the second protruding blocking portion. In addition, the exposed induction portion of the metal induction element has an extending section disposed on the first protruding blocking portion, and a bending section extending downwardly from the extending section, and an upper surface of the extending section and an upper surface of the bending section are both exposed by the first protruding blocking portion, in which an upper surface of the first protruding blocking portion is flush with or lower than the upper surface of the extending section of the exposed induction portion, and an upper surface of the second protruding blocking portion is located above the upper surface of the extending section of the exposed induction portion.
In one of the possible or preferred embodiments, the inner surrounding area has a first surrounding surface surrounding the first through hole, and a second surrounding surface surrounding the first surrounding surface. The inner surrounding area further has a plurality of liquid level measurement points and a plurality of liquid level induction portions are disposed adjacent to and along the liquid level measurement points. The liquid level measurement points are not located on the same horizontal plane and can be arranged on the first surrounding surface and/or the second surrounding surface, and the liquid level induction portions are not located on the same horizontal plane and can be arranged on the first surrounding surface and/or the second surrounding surface. The medicine storage casing has a protruding blocking portion disposed on the second surrounding surface, and the protruding blocking portion is away from the first through hole by a predetermined distance, in which an upper surface and a top surrounding surface of the exposed induction portion of the metal induction element are exposed by the protruding blocking portion, and the upper surface of the exposed induction portion of the metal induction element can be shown as circular, square, rectangular or arc shape.
One beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that in the portable nebulizer and the vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly thereof provided by the present disclosure, when the predetermined medicinal liquid contained in the medicine storage space is nebulized through the nebulizing device, the signal generated by the nebulizing device can be transmitted to the microprocessor through the induction module, by virtue of “the medicine storage module including a medicine storage casing, and the medicine storage module having a medicine storage space formed in the medicine storage casing and a first through hole communicated with the medicine storage space,” “the nebulizing module including a nebulizing device disposed in the medicine storage module and a first conductive structure electrically connected to the nebulizing device,” “the induction module including at least one metal induction element disposed in the medicine storage module and a second conductive structure electrically connected to the at least one metal induction element,” and “the medicine storage casing having an inner surrounding area located in the medicine storage space and surrounding the first through hole, and the at least one metal induction element having at least one exposed induction portion exposed on the inner surrounding area for receiving the signal generated by the nebulizing device.”
These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The described embodiments may be better understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an” and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
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Therefore, when a predetermined medicinal liquid L (or a predetermined medicinal liquid) contained in the medicine storage space 1000 is nebulized through the nebulizing device 21, the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21 can be transmitted to a microprocessor 6 through the induction module 3. In a preferred embodiment, when the number of the exposed induction portions 310 exposed on the inner surrounding area is at least three, the three exposed induction portions 310 can be located on the same horizontal plane and surround the first through hole 1001, and the exposed induction portions 310 can be disposed on the same metal induction element 31 or different metal induction elements 31. Thereby, when the nebulizing device 21 is configured to be used for the nebulization, if the nebulizer main body N is placed upright, the predetermined medicinal liquid L contained in the medicine storage space 1000 can simultaneously contact the exposed induction portions 310, so that the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21 can be inducted by the exposed induction portions 310. In addition, when the nebulizing device 21 is configured to be used for the nebulization, if the nebulizer main body N is placed in an inclined position (for example, the nebulizer main body N is inclined relative to a vertical line at an inclination angle greater than or equal to 30 degrees), the predetermined medicinal liquid L contained in the medicine storage space 1000 will only contact a part of the exposed induction portion 310, so that the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21 will not be inducted by the exposed induction portion 310 that does not contact the predetermined medicinal liquid L, and the missing signal will not be transmitted to the microprocessor 6 by the induction module 3. Therefore, when the microprocessor 6 fails to receive the corresponding signal, the nebulizer main body N will remind the user to confirm the use state. However, the aforementioned details are disclosed for exemplary purposes only, and are not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Based on the above description, for example, when the volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 is enough to contact the exposed induction portion 310, the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21 can be completely transmitted through the predetermined medicinal liquid L and received by the induction module 3, and then transmitted to the microprocessor 6 so as to use the microprocessor 6 to obtain a strength of a first signal. Furthermore, when the volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 decreases and fails to contact the exposed induction portion 310, the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21 needs to be transmitted through the predetermined medicinal liquid L and the air in sequence and received by the induction module 3, or can only be transmitted through the air and received by the induction module 3, and then transmitted to the microprocessor 6 so as to use the microprocessor 6 to obtain a strength of a second signal, in which the strength of the second signal is less than the strength of the first signal. In a preferred embodiment, when the volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 is decreased and does not contact the exposed induction portion 310, a residual volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid will be equal to or less than 0.4 ml. Therefore, when the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal is greater than a predetermined differential value, or when the strength of the second signal is equal to or lower than a strength of a predetermined signal, the nebulizer main body N is configured to stop supplying the power to the nebulizing device 21 so as to achieve the effect of automatically turning off the nebulizing device 21 (or automatically turning off the portable nebulizer P). However, the aforementioned details are disclosed for exemplary purposes only, and are not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
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Therefore, when the volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 is decreased to be unable to contact the exposed induction part 310 (or when the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 has been completely used up), the nebulizer main body N will stop supplying power to the nebulizing device 21 to achieve the effect of automatically turning off the nebulizing device 21 (or automatically turning off the portable nebulizer P). In a preferred embodiment, when the volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 is decreased to be unable to contact the exposed induction part 310, the residual liquid volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L will be equal to or less than 0.4 ml.
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Therefore, except for the liquid level measurement points 35 that can be provided for the user to observe, the nebulizing device 21 can also optionally use the liquid level induction portions 36 to achieve the function of segmented quantitative medicinal liquid nebulization (each of the liquid level measurement points 35 can be a segmented quantitative nebulizing point of the medicinal liquid), so that the nebulizer main body N can stop supplying power to the nebulizing device 21 in order to achieve the effect of automatically turning off the nebulizing device 21 (or automatically turning off the portable nebulizer P) according to the segmental induction of the liquid level induction portions 36. It is worth noting that, for the liquid level measurement point 35 and the liquid level induction portion 36 that are adjacent to each other, the position of the liquid level induction portion 36 is slightly higher than the liquid level measurement point 35, so that the medicinal liquid can be inducted by the liquid level induction portion 36 before the medicinal liquid is lowered to the liquid level measurement point 35 or when the medicinal liquid is just located on the liquid level measurement point 35.
One beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that in the portable nebulizer P and the vertical-type medicine containing and nebulizing assembly S thereof provided by the present disclosure, when the predetermined medicinal liquid contained in the medicine storage space 1000 is nebulized through the nebulizing device 21, the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21 can be transmitted to the microprocessor 6 through the induction module 3, by virtue of “the medicine storage module 1 including a medicine storage casing 10, and the medicine storage module 1 having a medicine storage space 1000 formed in the medicine storage casing 10 and a first through hole 1001 communicated with the medicine storage space 1000,” “the nebulizing module 2 including a nebulizing device 21 disposed in the medicine storage module 1 and a first conductive structure 22 electrically connected to the nebulizing device 21,” “the induction module 3 including a metal induction element 31 disposed in the medicine storage module 1 and a second conductive structure 32 electrically connected to the metal induction element 31,” and “the medicine storage casing 10 having an inner surrounding area located in the medicine storage space 1000 and surrounding the first through hole 1001, and the metal induction element 31 having an exposed induction portion 310 exposed on the inner surrounding area for receiving the signal generated by the nebulizing device 21.”
More particularly, when the volume of the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 is decreased to be unable to contact the exposed induction part 310 (or when the predetermined medicinal liquid L in the medicine storage space 1000 has been completely used up), the nebulizer main body N will stop supplying power to the nebulizing device 21 to achieve the effect of automatically turning off the nebulizing device 21 (or automatically turning off the portable nebulizer P).
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
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202111331508.6 | Nov 2021 | CN | national |