Oxygen Equipment User Manual

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DL-00096 Rev. 7
INDICATIONS FOR USE
ThePortableOxygenConcentratorisintendedtoprovidesupplemental
oxygeninahome,institutional,ortravelenvironment.
INTENDED USE
ThePortableOxygenConcentratorisintendedtodeliverconcentratedoxygen
for adult patients with chronic pulmonary diseases such as chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, asthma, or lung cancer, those in the terminal stage of cancer, or
anypatientrequiringsupplementaloxygen.Thedeviceisportable,enabling
patientswhoneedanoxygendevicetobetreatedathomeaccordingtoa
clinician’sprescriptionordirection.ThePortableOxygenConcentratorisa
prescription-onlydevice,isnotintendedforuseinlife-supportingor
life-sustainingsituations,andisprovidednon-sterile.Itisdesignedtobe
usedindoorsoroutdoors.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
ThePortableOxygenConcentratorisnotintendedtobeused:
 •inlife-supportingorlife-sustainingsituations
 •inanoperatingorsurgicalenvironment
 •withanon-adultpopulation
 •inconjunctionwithflammableanestheticorflammablematerials
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