A portable oxygen concentrator includes a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas, a delivery valve adapted to communicate with the reservoir, a pressure sensor adapted to measure a reservoir pressure within the reservoir and to measure a pressure drop across the delivery valve, and an input
A portable oxygen concentrator includes a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas, a delivery valve adapted to communicate with the reservoir, a pressure sensor adapted to measure a reservoir pressure within the reservoir and to measure a pressure drop across the delivery valve, and an input device adapted to receive a pulse does setting. A controller coupled to the pressure sensor and monitors the reservoir pressure and the pressure drop across the delivery valve. The controller is also coupled to the delivery valve to selectively open the delivery valve for pulse durations based on the pulse dose setting to deliver pulses of gas from the reservoir to a user. The controller further adjusts the pulse durations based at least partially upon the reservoir pressure and the pressure drop across the delivery valve.
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What is claimed is: 1. A portable oxygen concentrator, comprising: a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas; a delivery valve adapted to communicate with the reservoir; a pressure sensor adapted to measure a reservoir pressure within the reservoir and to measure a pressure drop across the d
What is claimed is: 1. A portable oxygen concentrator, comprising: a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas; a delivery valve adapted to communicate with the reservoir; a pressure sensor adapted to measure a reservoir pressure within the reservoir and to measure a pressure drop across the delivery valve; an input device adapted to receive a dose setting; and a controller operatively coupled to the pressure sensor and adapted to monitor the reservoir pressure and the pressure drop across the delivery valve, wherein the controller is coupled to the delivery valve and adapted to selectively open the delivery valve for pulse durations based on the dose setting to deliver pulses of gas from the reservoir to a user, and wherein the controller adjusts the pulse durations based at least partially upon the reservoir pressure and the pressure drop across the delivery valve. 2. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 1, further comprising an oxygen sensor adapted to measure an oxygen purity within the reservoir before delivery to a user, and wherein the controller is coupled to the oxygen sensor and adjusts the pulse durations at least partially based upon the oxygen purity. 3. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 2, wherein the controller increases the pulse duration responsive to the oxygen purity decreasing below a predetermined threshold. 4. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 2, wherein the controller selectively opens the delivery valve to deliver gas from the reservoir to a user, and wherein the controller further measures the oxygen purity only when the delivery valve is closed. 5. A method for concentrating oxygen comprising: providing a portable apparatus comprising a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas; receiving a dose setting from an input device; monitoring a pressure within the reservoir; delivering the oxygen-enriched gas from the reservoir in pulses having a pulse duration; determining the pulse duration based on the dose setting; and adjusting the pulse duration based at least partially upon the pressure within the reservoir. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: measuring a back pressure of the oxygen-enriched gas delivered from the reservoir; and further adjusting the pulse duration based at least partially upon the back pressure of the oxygen-enriched gas delivered from the reservoir. 7. A portable oxygen concentrator, comprising: an input device adapted to set a pulse dose amount; an oxygen-enriched gas generating system; a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas from the oxygen-enriched gas generating system; a compressor adapted to deliver air at one or more desired pressures to the oxygen-enriched gas generating system; a set of valves disposed between the compressor and the oxygen-enriched gas generating system; a breath rate sensor adapted to detect a user's breath rate; and a controller adapted to control an operating speed of the compressor at least partially based on the pulse dose amount and the breath rate sensor. 8. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 7, wherein the controller determines patient demand as a product of the dose amount and the breath rate, and wherein the controller determines a target reservoir pressure based on the patient demand. 9. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 8, further comprising a pressure sensor adapted to measure a reservoir pressure within the reservoir, and wherein the controller controls the operating speed of the compressor based on a comparison of the reservoir pressure and the target reservoir pressure. 10. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 7, wherein the breath rate sensor is a pressure sensor or a flow rate sensor operatively coupled to an output of the reservoir. 11. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 7, further comprising an oxygen sensor, wherein the oxygen-enriched gas generating system includes a first sieve bed and a second sieve bed, and wherein the controller controls (a) the charge/purge duration that the first and the second sieve beds are alternately purged, (b) the operating speed of the compressor, or both (a) and (b) at least partially based on an output from the oxygen sensor. 12. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 7, wherein the controller controls the operating speed of the compressor by pulse width modulation of signals provided to the compressor. 13. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 7, wherein the oxygen-enriched gas generating system includes a first sieve bed and a second sieve bed, and wherein the controller controls the charge/purge duration that the first and the second sieve beds are alternately purged at least partially based upon the reservoir pressure. 14. The portable oxygen concentrator of claim 13, wherein the controller shortens the charge/purge duration responsive to the reservoir pressure increasing, or lengthens the charge/purge duration responsive to the reservoir pressure decreasing. 15. A method for concentrating oxygen comprising: providing a portable apparatus comprising an oxygen-enriched gas generating system, a compressor operatively coupled to the an oxygen-enriched gas generating system, and a reservoir operatively coupled to the an oxygen-enriched gas generating system; setting a pulse dose amount for the oxygen-enriched gas to be delivered to a user; monitoring a user's breath rate; and controlling an operating speed of the compressor at least partially based on the pulse dose amount and the breath rate sensor. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: determining patient demand as a product of the dose amount and the breath rate; and determining a target reservoir pressure based on the patient demand. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: monitoring a reservoir pressure within the reservoir; and controlling the operating speed of the compressor based on a comparison of the reservoir pressure and the target reservoir pressure. 18. The method of claim 15, where monitoring the user's breath rate is accomplished by monitoring a pressure or a flow of gas in the reservoir or at an output of the reservoir. 19. The method of claim 15, further comprising: monitoring a purity of the oxygen-enriched gas produced by the oxygen-enriched gas generating system; and controlling the operating speed of the compressor, at least partially based on an output from the oxygen purity. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling the operating speed of the compressor is accomplished by pulse width modulation of signals provided to the compressor. 21. The method of claim 15, further comprising: monitoring a reservoir pressure within the reservoir; and controlling operation of the oxygen-enriched gas generating system at least partially based upon the reservoir pressure.
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