Inhalator (50) comprising an aerosol generator (64) configured to generate an aerosol by nebulizing a fluid and a controller (24) configured to control operation of the aerosol generator and a housing (11, 51) accommodating at least the aerosol generator and the controller, the housing having a base (12) for supporting the housing on a horizontal surface, wherein a portion (35) of the housing accommodating at least a portion of the controller is arranged further away from the base than the aerosol generator as seen in a vertical direction, when the base is supported on the horizontal surface.

An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion configured to hold liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vaporizer including a heating element with an internal passage at least partially defined by a surface of the heating element, and a micro pump configured to deliver liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to the internal passage of the heating element, such that the vaporizer is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate at the internal passage to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The micro pump may be configured to deliver a particular amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the internal passage based on the micro pump performing an individual pump cycle.

Provided herein are systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. The vaporization device may generate a vapor with one or more defined characteristics. In some cases, the vapor may have a predetermined aerosol number density and/or a predetermined average aerosol diameter. The vaporization device may generate a vapor from a vaporizable material. In some cases, the vaporizable material may be a liquid material housed in a cartridge. The vaporization device may comprise a rechargeable power storage device.

An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.

A breath actuated metered dose inhaler including a housing, a canister and a trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism is activated by the inhalation of air which comprises of a diaphragm. The central rigid disk of the diaphragm is provided with the interlocking means to firmly secure and bound the peripheral flexible polymer ring with the central rigid disc. The mechanical interlock between a central rigid disk and a peripheral flexible polymer ring on the diaphragm prevent peripheral flexible polymer ring from being peeled off from the central rigid disc while the vacuum is being retained prior to inhalation.

An atomization core assembly (10A), an atomizer (100), and an electronic atomization device (300). The atomization core assembly (10A) comprises: a liquid guide member (10) comprising an atomization surface (11) and a liquid absorption surface (12); a heating element (20) provided on the atomization surface (11) and used for heating, when being energized, at least part of a liquid matrix absorbed by the liquid guide element (10) to generate an aerosol; and a first support (40) having an open end (42), a closed end (43) opposite to the open end (42), and a support sidewall (44), the support sidewall (44) and the closed end (43) at least defining a first accommodating space (45). The liquid guide element (10) is configured to be able to be accommodated in the first accommodating space (45) from the open end (42), such that the atomization surface (11) faces the open end (42), and the support sidewall (44) between the atomization surface (11) and the open end (42) and the atomization surface (11) define an atomization cavity. In this way, the first accommodating space (45) defined by the support sidewall (44) and the closed end (43) in the atomization core assembly (10A) actually forms a container that is impermeable to a liquid, thus achieving good anti-leakage effect.

A breath actuated nebulizer for administration of an inhaled medication to a patient is provided with a generally cylindrical body in a horizontal orientation to the patient. Within the body is a Venturi configured to nebulize a liquid medication in a reservoir. Within the body is a shaft integrated with a baffle and diaphragm that slides horizontally in response to the breathing of a patient. During inhalation by the patient, the diaphragm flexes shifting the baffle over the Venturi, allowing nebulization to occur. When the patient exhales, the diaphragm flexes to a default position in which the baffle is distal to the Venturi, thereby stopping the nebulization. The diaphragm is biased to rest in this default position until the patient inhales again.

An example aerosol delivery device includes a mouthpiece having an airflow outlet, and an airflow passage extending between an airflow inlet and the airflow outlet. The example aerosol delivery device further includes a housing configured to receive a cartridge that includes an aerosolizable substance and a vapor element configured to heat the aerosolizable substance, and an internal power source configured to provide electrical power. The example aerosol delivery device further includes a controller coupled to the internal power source to receive a portion of the electrical power and configured to, when the cartridge is installed at the housing, cause the vapor element of the cartridge to heat the aerosolizable substance to release an aerosol into the airflow passage during an inhalation through the airflow outlet, and a connector configured to receive power from an external source to recharge the internal power source.

An atomizing assembly includes a tubing section having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the tubing section is connectable to a liquid storage portion, and the outlet end of the tubing section is in fluid communication with an atomizing nozzle. The tubing section is configured to deliver a flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate through the atomizing nozzle. The atomizing nozzle includes an air channel configured to establish an air flow through the nozzle. The air flow is mixed with the flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.

A system for setting a medically prescribed treatment regime on a hand held inhalator device is disclosed that includes the hand held inhalator device having a transmitter/receiver configured to receive data from a medical practitioner device and send data to the medical practitioner device as well as a trigger configured to dispense medication from a medication source into a chamber of the inhalator device after a threshold level of positive pressure is achieved within the chamber and maintained for a predetermined period of time. A medical practitioner application programming interface is used to configure the predetermined period of time and the second threshold level of positive pressure of the hand held inhalator device required to actuate the trigger and dispense medication.