MOBILE INHALER AND A CONTAINER FOR USING THEREWITH
A mobile inhaler is provided and a container for using therewith. The mobile inhaler comprises: a mouthpiece comprising at least one inhaling opening; a body element connected to the mouthpiece and comprising a housing for holding a DC power source; a power conversion unit comprising an inverter operative to convert a DC voltage provided by a DC power source, into a higher AC voltage; a nebulizer comprising an ultrasonic vibrator and a mesh, wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is activated by the AC voltage, and wherein the nebulizer is adapted to enable converting into aerosol droplets at least part of a liquid comprised in an enclosure, and the aerosol droplets to be directly inhaled from the mouthpiece; and an enclosure adapted to enable holding a liquid, and characterized in that it provides a connection to enable fluid transfer from the enclosure to the nebulizer.
1 . A mobile inhaler, comprising:
a mouthpiece comprising at least one inhaling opening;
a body element connected to the mouthpiece and comprising a housing for holding a DC power source;
a power conversion unit comprising an inverter operative to convert a DC voltage provided by the DC power source, into a higher AC voltage;
a nebulizer comprising an ultrasonic vibrator and a mesh, wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is activated by the AC voltage, and wherein the nebulizer is adapted to enable converting into aerosol droplets at least part of a liquid comprised in an enclosure, and the aerosol droplets to be directly inhaled from the mouthpiece; and
an enclosure adapted to enable holding the liquid, and characterized in that it provides a connection to enable fluid transfer from the enclosure to the nebulizer,
wherein the nebulizer is comprised within the mouthpiece and the mouthpiece is detachably connected to the body element.
2 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure includes a mechanism to enable fluid transfer from the enclosure to the nebulizer, irrespective of a spatial angle at which it is being hand-held.
3 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the liquid is in a contact with a wick.
4 . The mobile inhaler of claim 3 , wherein the wick is in a contact with the mesh and the liquid, thereby preventing direct contact between the mesh and the liquid comprised within the enclosure.
5 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the mesh is fixedly positioned in the mobile inhaler, and wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is operative to enable conveying the liquid held in the enclosure towards the mesh.
6 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the mesh comprised in the nebulizer is operable by activating the ultrasonic vibrator.
7 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the mesh comprises a plurality of openings and a dome shaped portion.
8 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the mesh comprises a plurality of openings, and wherein the dimensions of at least two of the openings included in the plurality of openings are different dimensions.
9 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical circuit for increasing AC voltage provided to the ultrasonic vibrator.
10 . The mobile inhaler of claim 9 , wherein the electrical circuit enables controlling an amount of the liquid converted into the aerosol droplets, by changing the level of the AC voltage provided.
11 . The mobile inhaler of claim 9 , wherein the electrical circuit comprises at least one member of the group that consists of a resonant circuit and a phase-locked loop (PLL).
12 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further including a vacuum sensor configured to affect operation of the mobile inhaler.
13 . The mobile inhaler of claim 12 , wherein the vacuum sensor controls an amount of aerosol being inhaled by a user of the mobile inhaler.
14 . The mobile inhaler of claim 12 , wherein an amount of the liquid converted into the aerosol droplets depends on a vacuum level at the mobile inhaler.
15 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further comprising a heating means adapted to enable increasing aerosol temperature prior to its egress via the mouthpiece.
16 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece is movable between a rest position and a use position, wherein in the rest position, the mouthpiece is at least partially accommodated into the body element.
17 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further including a communication interface for transferring and receiving information between the mobile inhaler and a remote electronic device.
18 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further comprising a control unit.
19 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further including audio and/or visual means for providing information to a user of the mobile inhaler.
20 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further comprising locking means to prevent unauthorized use of the mobile inhaler.
21 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional enclosure for holding at least one additional liquid.
22 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , further comprising a vaporizer operative to vaporize one or more of the at least one additional liquid.
23 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is configured to enable holding one or more containers that comprise the liquid in the mobile inhaler.
24 . The mobile inhaler of claim 23 wherein the nebulizer mesh is comprised within the one or more containers.
25 . The mobile inhaler of claim 23 , wherein the enclosure or the one or more container, which is detachably associated with the enclosure, includes a piston.
26 . The mobile inhaler of claim 23 , further comprising a communication interface for receiving information stored in the one or more containers.
27 . The mobile inhaler of claim 23 , further comprising a resilient means operative to enable biasing at least one of the one or more containers and the nebulizer towards each other.
28 . The mobile inhaler of claim 1 , wherein the liquid includes a physiologic solution and at least one solute.
29 . The mobile inhaler of claim 28 , wherein the at least one solute is a member selected from a group that consists of: nicotine, a compound suitable for nicotine replacement therapy, a product obtained by filtering a liquid through tobacco, a medicinal drug, an aroma agent, an agent for reducing surface tension, an agent operative to dilate respiratory airways of a user of the inhaler.
30 . The mobile inhaler of claim 23 , wherein the one or more containers comprises a first cavity for holding the liquid, and at least one other cavity for holding one or more different materials.