Invacare XPO100 Oxygen Equipment User Manual


 
SECTION 3—TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Invacare XPO
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SECTION 3—TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION
TheInvacareportableconcentratoristobeusedbypatients
withrespiratorydisorderswhorequiresupplementaloxygen.
Thedeviceisnotintendedtosustainorsupportlife.
Theoxygenconcentrationleveloftheoutputgasrangesfrom
87%to95.6%.Theoxygenisdeliveredtothepatientthrough
theuseofanasalcannula.Whenthedemandforoxygenis
detected,theoxygenisdeliveredthroughpulsedflowwith
pulseflowsettingsof1through5.
TheInvacareportableconcentratorusesamolecularsieveand
pressureswingadsorptionmethodologytoproducethe
oxygengasoutput.Ambientairentersthedevice,isfiltered
andthencompressed.Thiscompressedairisthendirected
towardoneoftwonitrogenadsorbingsievebeds.
Concentratedoxygenexitstheoppositeendoftheactivesieve
bedandisdirectedintoanoxygenreservoirwhereitis
deliveredtothepatientinspecificvolumesduringthe
inhalationportionofadetectedbreath.
TheInvacareportableconcentratoriscapableofoperationby
thepatientinahomeenvironment,inaninstitutional
environmentorinavehicleorothermobileenvironment.
DevicestandardpoweroptionsincludeanACtoDC
switchingpowersupplyoperatingfromACpoweroutlet(120
VAC/60Hertzor230VAC/50Hertznominal),aDCtoDC
switchingpowersupplyoperatingfromaccessoryoutlets
typicallyfoundinamobilevehicletypeenvironment(12VDC
nominal)andasupplementalrechargeablebattery.