Why Your Physician Prescribed Oxygen; What Is The Focus Portable Oxygen Concentrator - AirSep Focus Patient Manual

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Why Your Physician Prescribed Oxygen

Many people suffer from a variety of heart, lung, and other respiratory diseases. A
significant number of these patients can benefit from supplemental oxygen therapy
at home, when traveling, or while participating in daily activities away from home.
Oxygen is a gas that makes up 21% of the room air we breathe. Our bodies depend
on a steady supply to function properly. Your physician prescribed a flow or setting
to address your particular respiratory condition.
Although oxygen is a non-addictive drug, unauthorized oxygen therapy can be
dangerous. You must seek medical advice before you use this oxygen
concentrator. The Equipment Provider who supplies your oxygen equipment will
demonstrate how to operate the Focus Portable Oxygen Concentrator.

What is the Focus 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 most cost-effective, efficient, and safest alternative to using
high-pressure oxygen cylinders or liquid oxygen. An oxygen concentrator provides
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 Focus 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-concentration oxygen delivered to the patient.
Focus combines advanced oxygen concentrator technology with oxygen
conserving technology for the world's smallest and lightest portable oxygen
concentrator at just 1.75 lb (0.8 kg). The unit efficiently produces its own oxygen,
and quickly delivers it as a pulse of oxygen at the very beginning of your inhalation.
This eliminates the waste associated with a continuous flow oxygen device that
delivers oxygen even while you are exhaling. Focus produces the equivalent of 2
LPM (liters per minute) continuous flow oxygen in a lightweight package that
patients can wear easily away from the home.
Focus operates from four different power sources. (Refer to the Power Supplies
section of this manual.)
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