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In medicine, a nebulizer (American English) [1] or nebuliser (British English) [2] is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for the treatment of asthma , cystic fibrosis , COPD and other respiratory diseases or disorders.
Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
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From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
3. Chocolate-chip cookies. Who: Ruth Wakefield, American chef, When: 1930s How it was created: Ruth Wakefield owned a tourist lodge called the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts.One day ...
USPTO trading card featuring Bird. Forrest Morton Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer.He is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic cardiopulmonary care.
While the 4 other competing type of inhalers are relatively new inventions. The first "gas inhaler" (or breathing apparatus) was invented and designed by James Watt in 1793. The first nebulizer was invented and designed by Sales-Girons in 1858. The first dry powder inhaler was invented by Newton in 1864.
A New York doctor was on a flight back home from Spain when crew members announced mid-flight they needed a physician. A 2-year-old boy with asthma didn't have his medicine because his parents ...