Past Online Articles Create username. Concentrating On Concentrators By Katherine Lesperance, BA, RRT Oxygen concentrators have revolutionized the lives of oxygen-dependent patients.
Ambient air goes in one end and oxygen miraculously comes out the other.
But even magic requires common sense wizardry. Compressor-driven motors which power most oxygen concentrators require minimal but necessary maintenance, said Perry Cook, senior product manager for Invacare Corp., Elyria, Ohio. Maintenance for most concentrators is small stuff. But without it, concentrators will not produce proper oxygen purities. Effortless Technology Encased in light, rolling cabinets, oxygen concentrators are easily manipulated by patients.