Optimizing the Delivery of Inhaled Medication for Respiratory Patients: The Role of Valved Holding Chambers

Table 1

Valved holding chambers available in Canada.

Device	Manufacturer	Material	Antistatic	Volume
A2A Spacer	Clement Clarke, UK	Plastic	Low static	210 ml
AeroChamber Plus Flow-Vu	Trudell Medical International, Canada	Plastic	√	149 ml
Aerochamber Plus Z STAT®	Trudell Medical International, Canada	Plastic	√	149 ml
InspiraChamber®	InspirRx Inc., USA	Plastic	√	Not available
Leverhaler™	BirdSong Medical	Plastic	—	Not available
Life Brand Inhalation Chamber	ProtecSom, France	Plastic	—	Not available
LiteAire®	Thayer Medical	Cardboard	—	160 ml
OptiChamber Diamond®	Philips Respironics, USA	Plastic	√	140 ml
ProChamber™	Philips Respironics, USA	Plastic	—	145 ml
RespiChamber®	Trudell Medical International, Canada	Plastic	Static resistant	149 ml
Space Chamber Plus™ compact	Medical Developments International	Plastic	√	160 ml