Portable oxygen concentrator

Portable oxygen concentrator

A portable oxygen concentrator, also called a portable concentrator is a portable device used to provide oxygen therapy to a patient at substantially higher concentrations than the levels of ambient air. It is very similar to a home oxygen concentrator, but it smaller in size and more mobile. The portable oxygen concentrator makes it easy for patients to travel freely; they are small enough to fit in a car and most of the major concentrators are now FAA approved.

Development

Portable oxygen concentrators have been around for decades; but the older versions were bulky, not reliable and not FAA approved. Since 2000, a number of manufactures have introduced the latest and more reliable versions of the portable oxygen concentrators. They produce anywhere between 1 and 6 liters per minute (LPM) of oxygen. There are versions that are pulse-flow or continuous-flow. The portable concentrators plug directly into a regular house outlet for charging at home or hotel; but they came with a power adapter that can usually be plugged into a vehicle DC adapter. They have the ability to operate from the battery power as well for either ambulatory use, or away from a power source, or on a airplane.

FAA Approves

[ [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:Man8Mp0ZBwYJ:edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-13664.pdf+faa+approved+portable+oxygen&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us/ FAA Approves Portable Oxygen Concentrators] ] On July 12, 2005 the FAA approved the use of portable oxygen concentrator for use on commercial airlines. This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) will permit passengers to use certain portable oxygen concentrator (POC) devices on aircraft, provided certain conditions in this SFAR are satisfied. The SFAR includes a POC preparation requirement for carry-on baggage transport, and a battery-packaging standard necessary for the safe carriage of extra POC batteries in carry-on baggage. This rulemaking action is necessary to address the traveling needs of people on oxygen therapy.

Approved Airlines

Air Canada
Air France
Air New Zealand
Air Tahiti Nui
Airtran Airways
Alaska Airlines
Alitalia
All Nippon Airways
Allegiant Air
Aloha Airlines

America West

American Airlines
ATA Airlines
Avianca Airlines
Champion Air

Continental Airlines

Delta
ExpressJet Airlines

Frontier

Hawaiian Airlines
Horizon Air
Icelandair
Jet Blue
LTU International Airlines
Lufthansa
Mango
Mesa Airlines
Midwest Airlines

Northwest Airlines
Qantas
SAS Airlines
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways

Southwest
Sterling Airlines
Sun Country
Swiss International Air Lines
US Airways

Virgin Atlantic Airways
WestJet Airlines

ee Also

Oxygen therapy

Oxygen Bar

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

References

External links

* [http://www.1oxygen.com/oxygenfaq.htm/ Portable Oxygen Concentrators]
* [http://www.portableoxygencocnetrators.com History of Portable Oxygen Concetrators]


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