Invacare TPO100 Manual

A SERVICE OF

next previous

SECTION 3—TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Invacare SOLO

2

™ 12 Part No 1156872

SECTION 3—TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION

TheInvacaretransportableoxygenconcentratoristobeusedbypatients

withrespiratorydisorderswhorequiresupplementaloxygen.Thedevice

isnotintendedtosustainorsupportlife.

Theoxygenconcentrationleveloftheoutputgasrangesfrom87%to

95.6%.Theoxygenisdeliveredtothepatientthroughtheuse

ofanasal

cannula.Thetransportableoxygenconcentratorprovidestwomodesof

operation;pulseflowandcontinuousflow.Inpulseflow,whenthe

demandforoxygenisdetected,theoxygenisdeliveredwithpulseflow

settingsof1through5.Incontinuousflow,oxygeniscontinuouslyflowing

withsettingsfrom

0.5LPMto3.0LPM.

TheInvacaretransportableoxygenconcentratorusesamolecularsieve

andpressureswingadsorptionmethodologytoproducetheoxygengas

output.Ambientairentersthedevice,isfilteredandthencompressed.

Thiscompressedairisthendirectedtowardoneoftwonitrogenadsorbing

sievebeds.Concentratedoxygen

exitstheoppositeendoftheactivesieve

bedandisdirectedintoanoxygenreservoirwhereitisdeliveredtothe

patientinspecificvolumesduringtheinhalationportionofadetected

breath.

TheInvacaretransportableoxygenconcentratoriscapableofoperationby

thepatientinahomeenvironment,in

aninstitutionalenvironmentorina

vehicleorothermobileenvironment.Devicestandardpoweroptions

includeanACtoDCswitchingpowersupplyoperatingfromACpower

outlet(120VAC/60Hertzor230VAC/50Hertznominal),aDCsupply

operatingfromaccessoryoutletstypicallyfoundinamobilevehicletype

environment

(12VDCnominal)andarechargeablebatterymodule.