Medical oxygen concentrators are important medical equipment, but like all technologies, they are prone to decline and will fail over time. For oxygen concentrators, the purity of oxygen from the concentrator is very important and should function within a specific range.

　　When you set 2 liters per minute (LPM) on the device, you expect to get at least 2 LPM with at least> 95% pure oxygen. However, when the concentration fails, you might think that you get 2 LPM, but in reality, the concentration can be 85% or even lower. This brings serious medical problems because in this case, you will not be able to rely on the concentrator to provide the required oxygen concentration.

　　In this article, we will discuss how to test whether your equipment requires a purity assessment, and discuss some ways to achieve that purity.

　　How do you know if it is necessary to evaluate the purity of the medical oxygen concentrator?

　　The only way to honestly know whether the medical oxygen concentrator cannot provide the proper purity is through a medical evaluation, but you should know a clue that may mean an evaluation is required. If you have the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or some other lung disease that requires oxygen, and you are not currently sick or getting worse, and you find yourself feeling tired or fatigued, because it was easy to do some such activities before— An oxygen purity test may be required.

　　That is to say, when this happens, you may be facing an urgent need for replacement. Therefore, this is not an ideal method to find that the medical oxygen concentrator needs to be evaluated for purity.

　　Regular maintenance of the oxygen generator is a way to maintain oxygen purity

　　Like most household appliances, it is best to maintain the equipment regularly to ensure that it is functioning properly and to detect problems before an emergency occurs. An oxygen concentrator is no different.

　　Regular maintenance involves 3 overall strategies:

　　Call the medical oxygen concentrator provider to request an oxygen purity assessment

　　Your oxygen concentrator supplier should be able to manually test your oxygen concentrator to ensure normal operation within reasonable intervals. Ask your provider if they can schedule appointments to regularly evaluate your beneficiation plant and when you suspect a problem.

　　When they come out to test your equipment, they will use an oxygen analyzer to check the output flow of the equipment to assess whether the output is accurate according to the control measures. These devices are highly reliable and can detect oxygen purity deviations as low as one percent.