| One of the major problems for patients who must | | | | authorized units now number 11 as in early 2010 four |
| have supplemental oxygen relates to their mobility | | | | more models were added to this list. |
| and this problem can be even greater when traveling. | | | | This list is now composed of the following: |
| Their options for mobile oxygen units are oxygen | | | | - Delphi Medical Systems RS-00400 |
| tanks that carry liquid oxygen; oxygen cylinders that | | | | - Invacare XPO2 |
| hold compressed oxygen gas; and finally portable | | | | - AirSep Lifestyle |
| oxygen concentrators that extract oxygen from | | | | - AirSep Freestyle |
| surrounding air. | | | | - IInogen One |
| Over the last few years mobility has been a major | | | | - SeQual Eclipse |
| focus of manufacturers and as a result of their | | | | - Respironics EverGo |
| efforts patients today are much more mobile and | | | | - DeVilbiss Healthcare's iGo, |
| therefore freer to move around, to participate in | | | | - International Biophysics Corporation's LifeChoice, |
| many types of activities that were virtually impossible | | | | - Inogen's Inogen One G2 |
| just a few years ago. Today portable oxygen | | | | - Oxlife's Independence Oxygen Concentrator. |
| concentrators have become the most popular | | | | FAA regulations state that all U.S. carriers and all |
| alternative as they are lighter, they are more | | | | airlines that fly over U.S. airspace must permit any |
| maneuverable and since they do not store oxygen as | | | | passenger that needs supplemental oxygen to bring |
| such, but retrieve it from the air that surrounds us | | | | on board a portable oxygen concentrator that has |
| they are much more practical. | | | | been approved. These approved oxygen units should |
| The US Department of Transport, through the FAA | | | | have the manufacturers label indicating it is an FAA |
| have authorized various models of portable oxygen | | | | authorized concentrator. |
| concentrators to be carried and used on board all | | | | The use of these units is allowed during all phases of |
| airplanes that fly over U.S. airspace. This means that | | | | the flight and this means from the moment the |
| carriers must allow passengers to bring on board any | | | | passenger boards the plan until he disembarks - in |
| of the authorized portable concentrators. The | | | | other words during taxing, flight, takeoff and landing. |