Portable Oxygen Machines

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Portable oxygen machines have been around for some time, however over the last few years there have been important developments in both technology and designs that are benefiting millions of people. These developments and changes in design are bringing much needed benefits to people who must receive additional oxygen and are possible because of their lighter weight, sizes and increased oxygen delivery times.

Perhaps the most important aspect of these changes is that mobility has become a real option and when you take into account how anyone is affected by a forced reduction on their activity potential, it is easy to understand how extensive these developments really are.

Unfortunately there are many thousands of people who need to use additional oxygen on a daily basis. And the projections are that these numbers will increase substantially before they begin to decrease. This can be for various reasons, but the main one is that they suffer from COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. (A vast majority of these have this ailment as a result of smoking in the past and with a baby boomer generation that is growing older, many of whom have smoked, there is tendency for more people to have COPD).

The good news is that there are some very good and practical alternatives that allow you to lead an active life. These are portable oxygen machines that are being made with the needs of the user in mind and where the current technology allows manufacturers to focus on the patient. For example there are lighter materials, such as aluminum, that put the "portable" into a portable oxygen machine.

A portable oxygen machine is one that you can take with you, maneuver it, take on as hand luggage or pull in a small cart. A mobile portable oxygen machine is one that can be easily carried and therefore in general terms weighs much less.

They come in three distinct types of oxygen delivery systems:

1. Portable Oxygen Tanks -these generally refer to liquid oxygen stored in tanks. The liquid oxygen then has to be converted to gas so that breathing can take place. The positive side of this is that a same sized tank of liquid oxygen will hold many times more oxygen than the same sized cylinder will of compressed oxygen. The down side is the tank refilling and that a certain amount of evaporation takes place so the longer the storage period the greater the oxygen loss in the tank.
2. Portable Oxygen Cylinders - refers to compressed oxygen (in gas form). At one time the most common type of oxygen machine. These tanks are now lighter and with a greater variety of sizes and storage capacity than just a few short years ago. As with the other oxygen delivery systems you will find their stationary alternatives for home use.
3. Portable Oxygen Concentrators - An oxygen concentrator is a machine that extracts pure oxygen from the surrounding air and delivers it to the patient. These type of machines have benefited greatly over the last few years with the development of portable units that can be powered both by direct plugging in or with rechargeable batteries - and this has meant an enormous increase in activity and mobility.

For the many thousands of people who must receive continuous oxygen the new portable oxygen machines have made the difference between leading a near normal active life and being housebound a large percentage of their time.