Mist inhalation device

Abstract

A mist inhalation device for use with a pod. The mist inhalation device comprises a base having a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one side wall extending therebetween. A lid is couplable to the base and includes a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one side wall extending therebetween. The base includes a recess configured to accept a first portion of the pod, and a mist delivery conduit extending from the first end of the base through the second end of the base. The lid includes a recess configured to accept a second portion of the pod, an air delivery inlet port, and an air delivery conduit extending from the air delivery inlet port to the recess. A mist extraction conduit extends from the second end of the lid to the recess of the lid.

1 . A mist inhalation device for use with a pod, the mist inhalation device comprising:
 a base having a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one side wall extending between the first end and the second end of the base;   a lid couplable to the base, the lid having a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one side wall extending between the first end and the second end of the lid,   wherein the base includes:   a recess extending from the first end of the base towards the second end of the base, the recess configured to accept a first portion of the pod; and   a mist delivery conduit extending from the first end of the base through the second end of the base;
 and wherein the lid includes: 
 a recess extending from the second end of the lid towards the first end of the lid, the recess configured to accept a second portion of the pod; 
 an air delivery inlet port positioned in one of the at least one side walls of the lid; 
 an air delivery conduit extending from the air delivery inlet port to the recess of the lid; 
 a mist extraction conduit extending from the second end of the lid to the recess of the lid, 
 such that when the lid is coupled to the base, a fluid flow path is formed from the air delivery inlet port to the second end of the base via the air delivery conduit, the recess of the base and the recess of the lid, the mist extraction conduit, and the mist delivery conduit. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , wherein the air delivery conduit and the mist extraction conduit extend into the recess of the lid. 
     
     
         3 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 2 , wherein the air delivery conduit and the mist extraction conduit terminate at an oblique angle in the recess of the lid. 
     
     
         4 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , further including a first annular seal and a second annular seal, the first annular seal positioned in the recess of the lid and surrounding the air delivery conduit, and the second annular seal positioned in the recess of the lid and surrounding the mist extraction conduit. 
     
     
         5 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , wherein the lid further includes a second air delivery inlet port, and the air delivery conduit includes an annular portion for fluidly coupling the air delivery inlet ports such that the air flow from the air delivery inlet ports is configured to converge before being conducted to the recess of the lid. 
     
     
         6 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is hingedly coupled to the base. 
     
     
         7 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the base features an indentation configured to receive the second end of the lid. 
     
     
         8 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , wherein the air delivery port is proximal the second end of the base. 
     
     
         9 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 1 , wherein the base includes:
 a plurality of recesses extending from the first end of the base towards the second end of the base, the recesses each configured to accept a first portion of a respective pod;   and the lid includes:
 a plurality of recesses extending from the second end of the lid towards the first end of the lid, the recesses configured to accept a second portion of the respective pod; 
 an air delivery conduit extending from the air delivery inlet port to each of the recesses of the lid; and 
 a mist extraction conduit extending from the second end of the lid to the recesses of the lid, 
 such that when the lid is coupled to the base, a fluid flow path is formed from the air delivery inlet port to the second end of the base via the air delivery conduit, the recesses of the base and the recesses of the lid, the mist extraction conduit, and the mist delivery conduit. 
   
     
     
         10 . A mist inhalation device for use with a pod, the mist inhalation device comprising:
 a base having a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one side wall extending between the first end and the second end of the base;   a lid couplable to the base, the lid having a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one side wall extending between the first end and the second end of the lid, and   a pod chamber formed by a recess in at least one of the base and the lid, the pod chamber having a first end proximate the first end of the lid and a second end proximate the second end of the base,   wherein the base further includes:
 a mist delivery conduit extending from the first end of the base and through the second end of the base; and 
 wherein the lid further includes: 
 an air delivery inlet port; 
 an air delivery conduit extending from the air delivery inlet port to the first end of the pod chamber; and 
 a mist extraction conduit extending from the second end of the lid to the first end of the pod chamber, 
 such that when the lid is coupled to the base, a fluid flow path is formed from the air delivery inlet port to the second end of the base via the air delivery conduit, the pod chamber, the mist extraction conduit, and the mist delivery conduit. 
   
     
     
         11 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the air delivery conduit and the mist extraction conduit extend into the pod chamber. 
     
     
         12 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 11 , wherein the air delivery conduit and the mist extraction conduit terminate at an oblique angle in the pod chamber. 
     
     
         13 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , further including a first annular seal and a second annular seal, the first annular seal surrounding the air delivery conduit, and the second annular seal surrounding the mist extraction conduit. 
     
     
         14 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the lid further includes a second air delivery inlet port, and the air delivery conduit includes an annular portion for fluidly coupling the air delivery inlet ports such that the air flow from the air delivery inlet ports is configured to converge before being conducted to the pod chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the lid is hingedly coupled to the base. 
     
     
         16 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the first end of the base features an indentation configured to receive the second end of the lid. 
     
     
         17 . The mist inhaler device of  claim 10 , wherein the air delivery inlet port is positioned on the side wall of the lid. 
     
     
         18 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the air delivery inlet port is proximal the second end of the base. 
     
     
         19 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the pod chamber is formed by a recess in the lid and a recess in the base. 
     
     
         20 . The mist inhalation device of  claim 10 , wherein the mist inhalation device includes:
 a plurality of pod chambers, each pod chamber configured to receive a respective pod;   an air delivery conduit extending from the air delivery inlet port to the pod chambers; and   a mist extraction conduit extending from the second end of the lid to the pod chambers,   such that when the lid is coupled to the base, a fluid flow path is formed from the air delivery inlet port to the second end of the base via the air delivery conduit, one of the plurality of pod chambers, the mist extraction conduit, and the mist delivery conduit.