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Method and system for administration of a pulmonary surfactant by atomization
No full textThe method and system according to preferred embodiments of the present invention allows optimizing the dispensing of aerosol medicaments.
In particular the system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention allows the administration of an exogenous pulmonary surfactant to very young patient (e.g. a preterm infant). A catheter 101 conveys atomized surfactant directly to the
retro-pharyngeal region in order to increase efficiency of the medicament administration without being invasive: this is particularly important for very young patients, such as pre-term born infant suffering from Infant Respiratory Distress
Syndrome (IRDS).
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
the catheter is made of biocompatible flexible material (e.g. plastic material). It is possible to couple the catheter with a rigid scaffolding (e.g. metallic) to increase stiffness of the device and to improve easiness of positioning operations.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the delivery of the atomized medicament is done by means of an air blasting technique
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