Portable Oxygen Equipment

 

Portable Oxygen Equipment will include the oxygen dispensing units (oxygen concentrators, oxygen tanks and oxygen cylinders) as well as the different items that support this delivery - flow regulators, nose cannulas, masks and tubing as well as conserving devices and carriers, among others.

Portable Oxygen Equipment:

The whole reason behind portable oxygen equipment is so that you can enjoy a more active life style even when you need additional oxygen.

If you need portable oxygen equipment this means that you have been prescribed with supplemental oxygen and the diagnosis indicates the amount and the frequency that you must receive oxygen. It also means that the prescription and diagnosis is taking into account your lifestyle and your needs relating to activities. Oxygen portable units allow you to further enjoy day to day activities.

This probably includes your professional and work demands, your leisure time that could include exercise (walking, golf, etc.), your social life and your family life.

The most important aspect of all this is that you can and should live an active life - hence the portable side of the oxygen equipment.

Aside from getting your oxygen through your oxygen unit (portable oxygen concentrator, tank or cylinder) there are a series of additional accessories that are not only useful, but in many cases indispensable. No matter your type of oxygen supply equipment you will need a nose cannula or a face mask and a flow regulator - specially in the cases of stored oxygen (liquid or compressed) as these will extend the amount of oxygen you will have as they avoid wasted flow of oxygen. Finally for many people pulse oximeters that allow you to measure your oxygen saturation. For mobile purposes, something in which to carry your oxygen unit becomes a must.

Defenition Of Portable Oxygen Equipment

The term portable oxygen equipment includes:

a. Oxygen supply system

• Portable oxygen concentrators, which are units that extract oxygen from the surrounding air and deliver it to the patient or user at a higher concentration.  
• Portable oxygen tanks, which hold liquid oxygen that is transformed to gas and then delivered to the user.  
• Portable oxygen cylinders, that hold compressed oxygen (in gas form) and then supplied to the patient.  

b. Oxygen Accessories

Nose Cannula :

 

Oxygen conserving devices:

 

Oximeters:

Carriers and Trolleys:

 

Additionally there will be carrier alternatives that go from small backpacks to pull along trolleys as well as similar types of accessories. For anyone looking for a portable oxygen unit so as to enjoy greater mobility, having the right trolley, cart or better still, backpack, makes all the difference.

The phrase portable oxygen equipment will normally be applied to oxygen delivery systems that are used by patients on long term oxygen therapy. However other portable oxygen equipment uses must include underwater diving, fish farms, oxygen bars and beauty related treatments (due to facial skin benefits).