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Clinical evaluation of long‐term use of a portable oxygen concentrator capable of operating under car battery power
Author(s) -
Fuse Daisuke,
Nakamoto Takaaki,
Harasawa Hiroshi,
Machida Suguru,
Amano Hirohisa,
Yoshida Takeshi,
Mathuda Toshiya,
Nakajima Takahide,
Kuga Hideyo,
Machida Suguru,
Suzuki Hidehiko,
Akiba Hirobumi,
Kaneko Noboru
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1046/j.1444-1586.2002.00029.x
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , medicine , automotive engineering , concentrator , supplemental oxygen , power (physics) , term (time) , electrical engineering , anesthesia , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
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.