Apparatus and method for delivery of small volumes of liquid

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ABSTRACT:
Device and method for delivering small microliter volumes of liquid preparations to the eye or other body part utilizing a gas stream to induce a controlled, preselected volume of liquid into the gas stream and to deliver the liquid in the form of small droplets to the desired site.

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