What Is The Lifestyle Portable Oxygen Concentrator - AirSep LifeStyle Patient Manual

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• Use the LifeStyle Portable Oxygen Concentrator during sleep only under the
recommendation of a qualified clinician.
II. What Is the LifeStyle Portable Oxygen Concentrator?
Oxygen concentrators were introduced in the mid-1970s and have become the
most convenient, reliable source of supplemental oxygen available today.
Oxygen concentrators are the cost-effective, efficient, and safe alternative to
using high-pressure oxygen cylinders or liquid oxygen. An oxygen concentrator
produces all the oxygen you need with no cylinder or bottle deliveries required.
The air we breathe contains approximately 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and 1%
other gases. In the LifeStyle unit, room air passes through a regenerative,
adsorbent material called "molecular sieve." This material separates the
oxygen from the nitrogen. The result is a flow of high-purity oxygen delivered to
the patient.
The size and weight of traditional oxygen concentrators have limited their
portability. A person who needs oxygen away from home or a hospital has used
high-pressure oxygen cylinders and/or liquid oxygen. Oxygen conserving
devices (OCDs) have been used to increase the length of time that cylinders
last. OCDs deliver oxygen only at the beginning of inhalation, when oxygen is
most beneficial. This time period represents one-third of the breathing cycle.
Using this technique, OCDs conserve oxygen.
LifeStyle uses traditional oxygen concentration technology and combines it with
oxygen conserving technology. This combination enables a significant
reduction in the size of the oxygen concentrator and makes LifeStyle truly
portable. A typical oxygen concentrator weighs more than 20 kilos (50 pounds).
In contrast, your LifeStyle concentrator weighs less than 4.5 kg (10 lbs).
LifeStyle delivers a flow of oxygen up to an equivalent flow of 5 lpm (liters per
minute) in this lightweight package that can be easily carried and used away
from home. While LifeStyle is operating, it produces oxygen continuously; but
oxygen is delivered only during the beginning of inhalation, when it is most
beneficial.
There are three ways to supply power to the LifeStyle unit:
1. From a power supply that connects to the LifeStyle unit and to a 100-250 volt,
50/60 Hz, AC socket. The power supply also recharges the battery.
2. From a car's 12-volt DC vehicle cigarette lighter socket. A cord with the
correct receptacle connects to the LifeStyle unit and to the DC vehicle
cigarette lighter socket to supply continuous power and recharge the battery.
(Many boats also have a 12-volt DC power socket.)
3. From an internal battery pack. A single, rechargeable battery pack can supply
power for up to 50 minutes.
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