This post was updated: 1/13/2023

Well, 2022 has wrapped up and I think we can all agree that it's be one crazy year, even in the oxygen industry... We've seen some groundbreaking technology get released, we've seen a couple of brand new concentrators get released, and that's just the tip of the iceberg when we look forward to 2023.

As of right now, the need for supplemental oxygen is on the rise and has never been greater. Over the past 9 years, portable oxygen concentrators have been evolving from being expensive, big, bulky, and unreliable machines to extremely lightweight, compact, more economic and far more reliable medical devices.

With the powerful uptrend portable oxygen concentrators have gained, it's a wonder why more HME companies do not carry them.

As for the HME companies that do carry portable oxygen concentrators, they tend to have a minimal amount in-stock, use them only for rentals, or have old outdated machines.

With HME companies having limited supplies and portables costing patients as much as $4,000 out of pocket, it's not that easy for patients to obtain one.

Just recently, Caleb Umstead, Director of Customer Education at 1st Class Medical, was interviewed on the talk show First Coast Living by the Emmy Award winning television host, Casey Black DeSantis. In this interview, which can be seen above, Casey DeSantis talks with Caleb Umstead about the LifeChoice Activox portable oxygen concentrator, our new program Helping Heroes with Operation Orion, and COPD. To learn more about our Helping Heroes program or to donate to the program, there is a link on the bottom of the page that you can click on. Below is a transcript of the interview. 

As a medical oxygen patient you don't want to be weighed down by excess weight from standard and cumbersome oxygen tanks.

Experience the freedoms that portable oxygen concentrators provide, but choosing the right oxygen concentrator can be somewhat overwhelming.

Which is why we will be doing a review on the LifeChoice Activox Pro portable oxygen concentrator, to help you short out the differences in machines and ultimately receive the right portable oxygen concentrator for your needs.

Oxygen patients that choose the SeQual Eclipse 5 portable oxygen concentrator have the ability to do a wide array of activities since the Eclipse 5 offers both continuous and pulse dose flow delivery methods.

The SeQual Eclipse 5 portable oxygen concentrator delivers exceptional battery life, so patients on the go can be assured that they won't go a minute without their medical grade oxygen.

If you are in the market for a portable oxygen concentrator that delivers both pulse and continuous flow that will give you the freedom to do what you want, then the SeQual Eclipse 5 should be at the top of your list!

For oxygen therapy patients, there was a time when many faced using bulky, cumbersome, and inconvenient oxygen tanks, bottles, and liquid oxygen. These items needed to be refilled regularly.

As a result, the patient's ability to be out and about was limited.

Portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) have brought these patients a wide range of benefits, improving their quality of life and increasing their ability to enjoy new activities that they might not have otherwise experienced.

It is a known fact that portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) improve the lives of oxygen therapy patients. They enable these patients to have active lifestyles that include activities such as gardening, fishing, golfing, and hunting.

For oxygen therapy patients who have been on other types of therapy like liquid oxygen or oxygen tanks, they may want to try out a portable oxygen concentrator for its ease of use, obvious portability, and if it actually works for them over the tanks. On the other hand, they may want to lead a more active lifestyle or do some traveling, but the tanks have prevented them from doing so due to their cumbersome nature.

Today's oxygen therapy patients need to decide what kind of oxygen concentrator is best for them based on their individual needs and lifestyles. To help them, they should look to a respiratory specialist who can advise them on the available models to suit their oxygen requirements.

When you made the decision to purchase a portable oxygen concentrator, like the eQuinox portable, you didn't just purchase a medical device, you made an investment. You invested in a medical device that grants you freedoms that other oxygen delivery systems don't offer. You invested in a piece of equipment that helps you regain your quality of life. With that being said, there may come a time where your disease progresses and you need a higher flow rate, your machine becomes old and you want a new one, or worst case scenario, you have a loved one who passed away and no longer need their portable oxygen machine. How can you get a return investment on that portable oxygen concentrator?