What is a Portable Oxygen Concentrator
Posted on 23rd , March 2012
This post is in conjunction with our post: What is an Oxygen Concentrator which describes oxygen concentrator in great detail. Many manufactures have been making portable oxygen concentrator since the year 2000. But what it is exactly and why anyone needs it?
Portable oxygen concentrator (or POC) as the name suggest is portable version of the traditional oxygen concentrator. POC deliver oxygen to a patient which has substantially higher concentration (almost pure oxygen) than available in the room air we breathe. It can produce 1 to 6 liters per minute of oxygen. But unlike the traditional oxygen concentrator, POC is smaller in size, lighter in weight and obviously portable. POC gives the patients (who have been prescribed oxygen therapy) more freedom esp. while travelling as they are easy to carry around.
POC can be charged at home through a regular electrical outlet. It can be charged in a car through a power adapter and it can also run on a battery. Because of its capability to be used away from the regular power source, a POC can be used in aero planes, cars, buses, train, boats etc. A FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) approved POC is allowed on every flight regardless of whether or not the airline has approved the machine.
Where you can buy Portable Oxygen Concentrator?
Following is a list of manufactures which sell different types of portable oxygen concentrators:
- Invacare Portable Oxygen Concentrator with Supplemental Battery
- Invacare Battery Pack for SOLO2 Transportable Concentrator - TPO110
- Nidek Nuvo Lite Oxygen Concentrator - NDKLITE3
- Oxygen Concentrator Portable by Invacare
- Invacare XPO2 Portable Concentrator
- Portable Oxygen Concentrator - Oxus from Drive Medical
- Sequal Eclipse 3 Portable Oxygen Concentrator
- Invacare XPO2 / Perfecto2 Kit (XPO100B and IRC5P) - XPO100B-5PKIT
Other Oxygen Concentrators
- Oxygen Concentrator - Invacare Perfecto2 5-Liter Concentrator - IRC5P
- Homefill Oxygen Systems Invacare - Platinum XL 5-Liter Oxygen Concentrator
- Invacare Perfecto2 V 5-liter Concentrator - IRC5PO2V
- Drive Medical Solstice 5 Liter Oxygen Concentrator - 18055
- Invacare Perfecto2 W 5-Liter Concentrator with SensO2 - IRC5PO2W
- Invacare Oxygen Concentrator - Platinum 10 Oxygen Concentrator
- Invacare Platinum 10 Oxygen Concentrator with SensO2 - IRC10LXO2
- Invacare SOLO2 Transportable Concentrator
- Oxygen Concentrator Accessories
Other posts you may find useful
- What is Oxygen Therapy?
- Traveling with Portable Oxygen Concentrator
- What is the best portable oxygen concentrator
- What is Portable Oxygen Concentrator
Author: Peak Health and Wellness