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Nebuliser Therapy • Nebulisers

Choosing a nebuliser

Particles above 5–10 microns impact
Particles smaller than 0.5 microns on the upper respiratory tract
expired back to atmosphere

Nasal cavity

Pharynx

Oral cavity
Larynx

Trachea

Micro CirrusM HOT TopM2 CirrusM2
alveolar deposition Tracheobronchial Tracheobronchial

(0.5–2μm)
deposition (2–5μm) deposition (2–5μm)
high speed nebulisation

for greater patient
compliance

10 8 86
10 64
2
42

Tracheobronchial deposition
Alveolar deposition

10 10 88
66 44
22

Micro Cirrus nebuliser
HOT Top2 nebuliser
Cirrus2 nebuliser

The Micro Cirrus has been The HOT Top2 is designed for high The Cirrus2 has been designed to
speciically designed to create a speed nebulisation. It signiicantly minimise the residual volume and

small particle aerosol with a MMD reduces treatment time compared reduce drug wastage.
of 1.2 microns.
with conventional nebulisers.
At a driving gas low of 8 L/min, 74%

At a driving gas low of 8 L/min At a driving gas low of 8 L/min, 80% of the volume output will be particles
90% of the particles will be less of the volume output will be particles less than 5 microns in diameter with

than 2 microns in diameter.
of less than 5 microns in diameter a MMD of 3.3 microns.
with a Mass Median Diameter

(MMD) of 3 microns.

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