What is an Oxygen Concentrator?
Channel: AMAZING VIDEOS
Date: 2021-05-05

If you need oxygen therapy, it's because your respiratory system can no longer get enough oxygen just by breathing in air. So you use an oxygen concentrator, which delivers higher saturation oxygen to your lungs.

How Do Oxygen Concentrators Work?
Oxygen concentrators (or oxygenators) differ significantly from traditional oxygen tanks since they do not store oxygen. Regular air is made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases. An oxygen concentrator receives the ambient air, filters out nitrogen to retain oxygen, and then supplies it through the nozzle. Oxygen concentrators are usually capable of delivering 90 to 95 percent pure oxygen.

They deliver air in a continuous or intermittent flow. Continuous flow oxygen concentrators provide a consistent amount of oxygen regardless of how many times a patient breathes per minute. In contrast, intermittent flow (also known as pulse flow) delivers oxygen in periodic air bolus. Pulse-flow capable oxygen concentrators detect the user’s breath and deliver oxygen right when they inhale.