Wearable Travel Oxygen Concentrator

May 4, 2022 1:14 PM

Looking for a wearable oxygen concentrator for my uncle. Less than 5lbs, settings 1 to 5, continous flow. Good warranty as they are very expensive. Any suggestions and price ranges?
posted by Georgia Is All Out Of Smokes to Health & Fitness (3 answers total)

I'm not sure what you are looking for actually exists. When I did research on this last year, there was no small format continuous flow portable machine. Even the smallest machine on this chart from last year (scroll down) comes in at ~10lbs with battery. On continuous flow it'll run less than an hour on a battery, and the maximum continuous flow level is only 2. I'm not aware of anything wearable on the market that can do meaningful continuous flow. (For pulse flow we have the Imogen G5, which seems perfectly reasonable except it does chew through batteries quickly at high pulse levels)
posted by true at 1:34 PM on May 4, 2022

I also have not been able to find a small continuous flow portable oxygen concentrator. We have a portable pulse flow brand that is a little bigger than the Inogen G5. The battery runs out within 3 hours. Medicare paid for it though.
posted by KayQuestions at 3:06 PM on May 4, 2022

An Inogen G5 will get you close to what you want. It offers up to 6lpm continuous flow, and comes in starting at 5.7lbs It comes with a backpack or shoulder bag, as well as a cart option.

Inogen G5

5lpm is a pretty big ask for a portable machine, so expect the battery life to be poor, and mostly good for getting you between power sources (vehicle/mains plugin/etc).

I see listed prices as about 3000USD with 3 year warranty
posted by Northbysomewhatcrazy at 1:11 PM on May 5, 2022