With the ever-growing medical equipment market, new products are launched very frequently. However, it is tedious to comprehend the utility of these items especially when they are used for emergency purposes. For example, oxygen concentrator is one of the latest advances of medical equipments that have made the bulky oxygen cylinders obsolete even in hospitals. Let’s see some basic facts about some types of oxygen concentrators-

What are the portable oxygen concentrators?

The oxygen concentrators are required for the supply of oxygen in emergencies like sleep apnea or asphyxia. The patients nowadays even opt for such portable oxygen machines for their home use. Obviously enough the maintenance of bigger cylinders is difficult for home use. The portable models are therefore much in vogue especially in homes where there are patients of sudden breathlessness, sleep apnea, overt physical activities, etc. for hospitals too, it is very suitable device, as it operation is very easy and doesn’t require much maintenance. For anesthetists, the portable oxygen concentrators are very easy to carry even in air travels as they are mostly FAA certified for air travel. Here are many varieties of portable oxygen concentrators. Therefore a comparative study should be done before finalizing any model. Let’s see which different models available are-

1. Sequel eclipse- the oxygen concentrator by Sequel Eclipse offers pulse oxygen in when required. Its built is very classy with apt regard to portability. If you are a sleep apnea patient or need extra oxygen supply due to excessively strenuous activity, sequel eclipse oxygen machine will provide you up to 3LPM oxygen with a continuous flow. Because of rechargeable battery, it is very user-friendly. It is smaller in shape and weighs just 17.4lbs. This compact model is great if you desire to carry it during air travel. As it has very high altitude operating range, it is very useful at higher altitudes.

2. Respironics Ever Go - This is another model that provides you pulse dosed oxygen, especially if you have very active lifestyle. It is a very compact oxygen machine having weight just 8.5 lbs. one of the main features also includes a compact carry bag for the unit which can be extremely useful especially during air travel. The durability of this machine is more because it has water resistant touch screen device.

Thus, depending upon your requirements, you can decide which one to opt for and can just forget about the tensions that prevail during low oxygen concentrations!