Manual

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[Read the Important Safety Rules section before operating this equipment.]
What i s an Oxygen Concentrator?
Oxygen concentrators were introduced in the mid- 1970¶s and have become the most convenient, reliable source of supplemental
oxygen available today. Oxygen concentrators are the most cost - effective, efficient, and safe st alternative to using high - pressure
oxygen cylinders or l iquid oxygen. An oxygen concentr ator provides all the oxygen you need with no cylinder or bottle deliveries
required.
The air we breathe contains approximately 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and 1% other gases. In the NewLife Elite unit, room air passes
through a regenerative, adsorbent mate rial called ³molecular sieve.´ This material separates the oxygen from the nitrogen . The result is
a flow of high - concentration oxygen delivered to the patient.
There is never a danger of depleting the oxygen in a room when you use your NewLife Elite unit.