Clinical evaluation of long-term use of a portable oxygen concentrator capable of operating under car battery power

Authors: Fuse, Daisuke; Nakamoto, Takaaki; Harasawa, Hiroshi; Machida, Suguru; Amano, Hirohisa; Yoshida, Takeshi; Mathuda, Toshiya; Nakajima, Takahide; Kuga, Hideyo; Suzuki, Hidehiko; Akiba, Hirobumi; Kaneko, Noboru

Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International, Volume 2, Number 2, March 2002 , pp. 110-114(5)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

An oxygen concentrator that can be powered by a car battery was clinically evaluated. The oxygen concentrator was used on a 67-year-old man with sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis who was receiving long-term home oxygen therapy (HOT) after long-term use of 4.7 years. His work required automobile trips over long distances. The equipment used was an adsorption-type oxygen concentrator capable of operating on a DC 12 V power supply, which could be powered from a residential power outlet (AC 100 V) using a dedicated voltage converter. Using this equipment, he was capable of driving himself in comfort for 2 hours or longer, over a period of 4 years. Furthermore, it was possible to stay in a hotel during a trip, inhaling oxygen generated by the equipment. Hereafter, this equipment should enable or facilitate long-distance driving, travel and lodging for HOT patients.

Keywords: chronic respiratory failure; home oxygen therapy; portable oxygen concentrator

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1444-1586.2002.00029.x

Affiliations: 1: Departments of Cardiology and Pneumology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

Publication date: 2002-03-01