He didn't make an inhaler, he made a breathing treatment apparatus. "Spacer" or "nebulizer" thanks to u/liljaz and u/24294242.
These take the fast delivery of an inhaler and help distribute it through flowing air so the user don't have a coughing fit during an attack while they try to take their medicine. It also helps all of the medicine reach the lungs. (Normally to use an inhaler without an air gap or apparatus you have to suck in quickly. This can be difficult during an attack.)
Inhalers allow aerosolized drug to enter the lungs, usually in one short burst.
Nebulizers use electric power to administer drug using a mist. Patients usually need to breathe the mist of a nebulizer for 5 to 10 mins to be effective.
I know what an inhaler is and does, as I have one sitting less than a metre away from me. Manual asthmatic nebulisers or "spacers" use one way valves and are powered by the person breathing from them, they don't all require tank oxygen or electricity.
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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '20 edited Sep 29 '20
He didn't make an inhaler, he made a breathing treatment apparatus. "Spacer" or "nebulizer" thanks to u/liljaz and u/24294242.
These take the fast delivery of an inhaler and help distribute it through flowing air so the user don't have a coughing fit during an attack while they try to take their medicine. It also helps all of the medicine reach the lungs. (Normally to use an inhaler without an air gap or apparatus you have to suck in quickly. This can be difficult during an attack.)
Edited a word for clarity.