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Is There A Light Weight Portable Concentrator?

A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
Carrollton, AL

My mom has an Oxygo Fit ant it lasts 3 1/2 hours but it is too heavy. She needs one that is lighter and lasts 2 1/2 hours or more without charging it. Thank you.

November 14, 2020
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A MyCOPDTeam Member

Imogene has a lightweight one that is about 2. 1/2 lbs. my portable is about 5 lbs.

December 3, 2020
A MyCOPDTeam Member

There is one machine that is lighter, the Inogen G 4 or Oxygo Fit. It weighs three pounds, and will last, according to Ryan Diesem who tests these machines, for 2.3 hours. However, and this is a BIG however, it only produces a max of .63 LPM. So it's probable that it won't meet her oxygen needs because it won't produce enough for her. At 5 pounds, the Oxygo Fit she has is very light weight. I think they have a cart that you can use. Before you buy, she needs to use it to see if it will keep her oxygenated. It's an expensive mistake to make.

November 14, 2020
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I finally bought a concentrator for my downstairs, was a little spendy but now I have oxygen on both floors. You can buy a used one at a pretty reasonable cost.

December 17, 2020
A MyCOPDTeam Member

My portable Concentrator only lasts two hours...have two of them and I fill them myself...My insurance Co. is fighting my to getting the Imogene ( cheaper kind) my doctor ordered. They want me to exchange the two Portables I have and I can't due to the way my home is arranged, have basement and 2nd floors also. I need them for each floor...The large Concentrator line does not reach everywhere, and I tend to trip on the line...It's crazy...I'm stuck at home, more than five years now...With the Imogene type concentrators I can go out visiting and plug it in their home...also use it in the car...I will continue to fight this...

December 15, 2020
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Thank you so much. She is 85 years old and tiny. I just want to get the best concentrator for her that she can handle easily.

November 14, 2020

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