Stationary Oxygen Concentrators

AirSep Companion 5 Stationary Concentrator Overview

AirSep Companion 5 Stationary Concentrator Overview

The AirSep Companion 5 stationary concentrator is the latest in low maintenance, simple and user friendly stationary oxygen concentrators. As medical technology improves, oxygen concentrators are progressively getting more robust, more powerful, feature-packed and even quieter than they were just a few years ago. If you need daily a daily oxygen dose up to 5 LPM (liters per minute), then you should definitely check out the Companion 5 stationary oxygen concentrator.

Small and Compact

The first thing oxygen therapy patients will notice about the Companion 5 is its small stature and compact and sleek appearance. It fits in the smallest of places, as long as it has sufficient room to bring in the ambient air through its intake vent. A little room is all it needs, to fit in your bedroom so you can use it while you sleep, or next to your easy chair, so you can receive your oxygen therapy while you watch your favorite shows.

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Energy Efficient Stationary Oxygen Concentrators

Energy Efficient Home and Stationary Oxygen Concentrators

After making sure your oxygen needs are met, and your oxygen concentrator fits your lifestyle and how long you need your oxygen therapy each day, you can narrow your search down to the most energy-efficient models. Energy efficiency is extremely important since this is an ongoing expense related to using your oxygen concentrator. You need to be able to keep your energy expenses as low as possible. There are a few oxygen concentrators that are the most energy efficient.

This is especially important if you need to use your oxygen concentrator for many hours out of the day. You don’t want to get a model that uses more electricity for the same dosage, than what you could have gotten with one that uses less. Here are a few models that offer higher doses, with the least amount of energy used as possible.

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An In-Depth Look at the AirSep VisionAire Home Oxygen Concentrator

An In-Depth Look at the AirSep VisionAire Home Oxygen Concentrator

Home oxygen concentrators are continuously improving and new ones are frequently released, and the AirSep VisionAire is one of the best ones we’ve seen yet. If you’re tired of your older, louder, bulkier model, you should seriously consider purchasing the VisionAire, which is being praised for its quiet and soft hum and its small, compact and sleek design. It’s also very energy efficient, which is becoming more and more important these days as energy prices continue to climb.

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In-Depth Look at the Invacare Perfecto 2 Home Oxygen Concentrator

In-Depth Look at the Invacare Perfecto 2 Home Oxygen Concentrator

The Invacare Perfecto 2 is the smallest, lightest and most energy efficient 5-liter home oxygen concentrator available from Invacare. The streamlined Perfecto 2 incorporates a market-leading pressure-based system with a contemporary design. Patients prefer the Perfecto 2 over other home oxygen concentrator options for its lightweight, streamlined appearance and quiet operation. The Perfecto 2 also uses less energy than similar home oxygen concentrators, making this one of the best home oxygen concentrators available on the market.

Highlights:

  • 75% quieter than the Invacare Platinum XL Concentrator
  • Pressure based oxygen system is superior to timing based systems
  • Compact design provides for increased mobility throughout the home

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Introduction to the Respironics EverFlo Q Oxygen Concentrator

In-depth Look at the Respironics EverFlo Q Oxygen Concentrator

If you’re in the market for a home oxygen concentrator, the EverFlo Q by Respironics is one with many happy customers. Respironics is a brand that has been known to produce many of the best oxygen concentrators and CPAP and BiPAP machines, as well as other equipment for oxygen therapy, and the EverFlo Q is their top of the line home oxygen concentrator.

You will be pleasantly surprised at how light and sleek it is for a home oxygen concentrator. It’s only 31 pounds, which is only about 11 pounds heavier than the average portable oxygen concentrator. The thickness of the EverFlo Q is 9.5 inches, with a height of 23 inches and a width of 15 inches, so it’s short enough to fit underneath most table tops. If you would need to transport it to a new location, you will be able to do so with ease because of its compact size and light weight. It also features a wide handle along the top of the machine, which makes it easy to grab and roll it with you from room to room, or wherever you need to go indoors.

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Using a Home Oxygen Concentrator

Using a Home Oxygen Concentrator

If you don’t have a home oxygen concentrator but you have been prescribed oxygen therapy, you are receiving oxygen through a machine that is connected to a tank. Whether you have cystic fibrosis, heart failure, or a chronic lung disease like COPD, having more oxygen delivered to your lungs will keep your body in good working order.

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Portable vs. Stationary Oxygen Concentrators

Portable vs. Stationary Oxygen Concentrators

Oxygen therapy is not a new treatment, but the technology behind today’s oxygen therapy is rapidly advancing. While oxygen tanks used to be the only real option for oxygen therapy, today there are both stationary and portable devices that can convert regular air into concentrated oxygen.

Both stationary and portable oxygen concentrators operate using similar principles. They take in air from the surroundings, separate the oxygen from the other gases, and deliver concentrated oxygen to the patient through a breathing tube. (See our previous post about how oxygen concentrators work.) The two main differences between stationary and portable concentrators are their size and flow rates.
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