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Portable oxygenators

Posted by sandyspiroret @sandyspiroret, Jun 7 12:49pm

Hi!
I have severe emphysema and I'm on 2L of oxygen at night. The oxygenator that I'm currently using is heavy and bulky. Can anyone recommend a portable oxygenator/machine that I could travel with?
Thank you.
Sandy

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hicopd | @hicopd | Jun 20 11:20am

The Inogen G5 & Rover 6 are basically the same machine. A good thing about it is it is very widely used and easy to get serviced and parts & accessories. I bought a backpack (which I wear backwards so the controls are visible to me) and really like it.

The Rove6 is newer and slightly quieter than the G5, which they’ve stopped making.

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Jun 20 1:14pm

Thank you very much for that information. I have a Rove 4 that I like very much...as I am only 5' at 96 lb so it is very easy to manage. Do not care much for the pulse delivery but one can't have everything.

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crystalena | @crystalena | Jun 20 4:06pm
In reply to @lizaussie "Suggest you look into the Rove 6 portable oxygen concentrator. I found it too heavy to..." + (show)
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Suggest you look into the Rove 6 portable oxygen concentrator. I found it too heavy to wear as a backpack and purchased the cart which you can wheel around easily. Battery wouldn't last all night - think it's about 3 hours and then need to recharge.
Worth you finding out more about it maybe.

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@lizaussie If I am going to pull around a cart . It might as well be a tank of oxygen. I get all I need . Yes . I am the old crone with the tank . It is basic oxygen, and simple.

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rmdmichigan | @rmdmichigan | 9 hours ago
In reply to @ricktweld "I am on 2L of continuous oxygen at night only. For travel in my rv, i..." + (show)
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I am on 2L of continuous oxygen at night only. For travel in my rv, i use the Respironics Simply Go concentrator. Not many choices for portable continuous machines, but this one works for me. Good luck!

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@ricktweld I bought a Simply Go for the same reason, and after 4 trip sending it back because the alarm would not stop going off. I found out you cannot let the machine sit and not be used. Something inside breaks or dries out. I was told to switch between my large concentrator and my Simply Go.

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rmdmichigan | @rmdmichigan | 9 hours ago
In reply to @rmdmichigan "@ricktweld I bought a Simply Go for the same reason, and after 4 trip sending it..." + (show)
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@ricktweld I bought a Simply Go for the same reason, and after 4 trip sending it back because the alarm would not stop going off. I found out you cannot let the machine sit and not be used. Something inside breaks or dries out. I was told to switch between my large concentrator and my Simply Go.

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@rmdmichigan Must be used a couple of times a week for hours.

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