Patents by Inventor Andrea Trombi

Andrea Trombi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050166918
    Abstract: Nebulising apparatus (1) for aerosol therapy comprising a nebuliser ampoule (2) provided with at least an opening (4;5) for aspirating and/or expelling air from/to the environment and with a mouthpiece (3) for dispensing a nebulised medical product. The apparatus is provided with a valve (6) for regulating a flow of air into and/or out of the ampoule (2) and it comprises: a shutter (8) able to move between an operative configuration corresponding to an obstruction of said opening (4;5) and an operative configuration of consent to the passage of the flow of air; a ring (9) connected to the shutter (8) to anchor it to a tubular portion (2a) of the ampoule (2); a plurality of deformable connecting elements (10) between the ring (9) and the shutter (8) to allow the shutter (8) to move between the aforesaid operative configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Andrea Trombi
  • Publication number: 20050145243
    Abstract: Nebuliser ampoule (2), in particular for aerosol therapy, of the type comprising an outlet (3) for dispensing a nebulised medical product, an element (4) for distributing the medical product and an element (5) for activating the nebulisation. The ampoule (2) is characterised in that the activator element (5) is physically separate from the element (4) for distributing the medical product. The distributor element (4) comprises a nozzle (6) for injecting a flow of air, called primary flow, inside the ampoule (2), said flow being necessary for generating the nebulisation, and at least a substantially conical body (7) inserted on the nozzle (6) and provided with at least a channel for conveying the medical product from a tank (8) of the ampoule (2) to a nebulisation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Andrea Trombi