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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,792,939 Bi
Weinstein (45) Date of Patent: *Sep. 21,2004
(21) Appl. No.: 10/448,510
(22) Filed: May 30, 2003
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/908,176, filed on Jul. 19, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,571,790, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/325,486, filed on Jun. 3, 1999, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/855,893, filed on May 12,1997, now Pat. No. 5,941,241.
(51) Int. CI.7 A61M 11/00; B65D 83/04
(52) U.S. CI 128/200.19; 128/200.14;
206/534; 206/538
(58) Field of Search 128/200.14, 200.19,
128/200.23, 203.12, 205.21, 205.23; 206/528,
534, 530, 538, 539, 532, 562, 563, 564,
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(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
A device and method for simplifying, organizing, and reducing medication error, and enhancing therapeutic compliance with the combined use of liquid medications for continuous nebulization for treating respiratory disorders comprising at least two separate liquids for continuously nebulized delivery to the respiratory tract, indicia for distinguishing the liquids, instructions for coordination of the liquids use together, a unifying container, and optionally, a spirometer. The method comprises providing the liquids, indicia, and instructions in the unified container, dispensing the prescribed amount of the liquids into the nebulization device, and administering the liquids according to the instructions.
7 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
