INHALER Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering; medical equipment. SUBSTANCE: inhaler designed for production of dry steam added with certain amount of medicinal aerosol and ester compositions for medicinal and cosmetic purposes incorporates housing shaped as pyramid truncated at top and bottom and manufactured from sheet metal. Housing includes carrying handles and grids which divide housing in two chambers filled with heated fine river shingle to accumulate heat. Housing rests on pallet and its upper portion mounts support with tarpaulin hose to accommodate patient's head. Positioned in narrow space between upper and lower chambers is stopped off metal tube having string of minute openings in cylindrical surface. Metal tube is detachably connected to flexible vessel containing medicinal liquid. EFFECT: simplicity of design, reliability and safety. 2 cl, 5 dwg