Oxygen concentrator apparatus and method having variable operation modes
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61M-016/10
A62B-007/10
A61M-016/20
A61M-016/06
A61M-016/00
B01D-053/04
출원번호
US-0868368
(2010-08-25)
등록번호
US-9649465
(2017-05-16)
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/ 주소
Wilkinson, William R.
Westersten, Allan Sten
Shockley, Jr., H. David
출원인 / 주소
Inova Labs, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
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An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an ox
An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an oxygen enriched gas stream. The oxygen concentrator system may operate in multiple modes, automatically determined or selected by the user, to take into account the different activity levels of the user.
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1. An oxygen concentrator apparatus, comprising: at least two canisters;separation material disposed in the at least two canisters, wherein the separation material separates at least some nitrogen from air in the canisters to produce oxygen enriched gas;a compression system coupled to at least one o
1. An oxygen concentrator apparatus, comprising: at least two canisters;separation material disposed in the at least two canisters, wherein the separation material separates at least some nitrogen from air in the canisters to produce oxygen enriched gas;a compression system coupled to at least one of the canisters, wherein the compression system compresses air during operation;an airway delivery device coupled to one or more of the canisters through one or more conduits and positionable on the face of a user;a pressure sensor coupled to the airway delivery device; wherein the pressure sensor is operable to detect a change in pressure at the airway delivery device;a processor coupled to the pressure sensor, wherein the processor is operable to execute program instructions, wherein the program instructions are operable to: direct oxygen enriched gas from one or more of the canisters through one or more of the conduits to the airway delivery device in response to detecting a change in pressure at the airway delivery device;determine a pressure change rate based on the detected pressure change over a plurality of user inhalations;implement a first mode if the pressure change rate indicates the oxygen concentrator user is active, wherein during the first mode a sensitivity of the pressure sensor is set at a default sensitivity; andimplement a second mode if the pressure change rate indicates the oxygen concentrator user is inactive, wherein during the second mode the sensitivity of the pressure sensor is increased with respect to the default sensitivity. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein in the second mode, the sensitivity of the pressure sensor is mechanically increased. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein in the second mode, the sensitivity of the pressure sensor is electronically increased. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the canisters are integrated into a molded housing. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises an accumulation chamber coupled to one or more of the canisters, wherein oxygen enriched gas produced in one or more of the canisters is passed into the accumulation chamber during use. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising an oxygen sensor coupled to the accumulation chamber, wherein the oxygen sensor is capable of detecting oxygen in a gas during use. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a valve positioned between one or more of the conduits and the airway delivery device, wherein the valve controls release of oxygen enriched gas from one or more of the canisters such that a pulse of oxygen enriched gas passes through the airway delivery device. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the program instructions are operable to control the operation of the valve to deliver a bolus of oxygen enriched gas to a user in two or more pulses; wherein a total volume of the bolus is approximately an amount of oxygen determined to be delivered to the user during a single breath. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least two canisters comprise a first canister containing the separation material and a second canister containing the separation material; the apparatus further comprising one or more tubes coupling the first canister to the second canister;wherein the one or more of the tubes couple the first canister to the second canister such that at least part of oxygen enriched gas from the first canister is diverted through the second canister during at least part of a venting process of the second canister; andwherein the one or more tubes couple the first canister to the second canister such that at least part of oxygen enriched gas from the second canister is diverted through the first canister during at least part of a venting process of the first canister. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the separation material comprises a zeolite. 11. A method of providing oxygen enriched gas to a user of an oxygen concentrator, the oxygen concentrator comprising: at least two canisters;separation material disposed in the at least two canisters, wherein the separation material separates at least some nitrogen from air in the canisters to produce oxygen enriched gas;a compression system coupled to at least one of the canisters, wherein the compression system compresses air during operation;an airway delivery device coupled to one or more of the canisters through one or more conduits and positionable on the face of a user;a pressure sensor coupled to the airway delivery device; wherein the pressure sensor is operable to detect a change in pressure at the airway delivery device; the method comprising: operating the compression system to compress air;passing the compressed air into one or more of the canisters, wherein oxygen is at least partially separated from air in one or more of the canisters to produce oxygen enriched gas;directing oxygen enriched gas from one or more of the canisters through one or more of the conduits to the airway delivery device in response to detecting a change in pressure at the airway delivery device;determining a pressure change rate based on the detected pressure change over a plurality of user inhalations;implementing a first mode if the pressure change rate indicates the oxygen concentrator user is active, wherein during the first mode a sensitivity of the pressure sensor is set at a default sensitivity; andimplementing a second mode if the pressure change rate indicates the oxygen concentrator user is inactive, wherein during the second mode the sensitivity of the pressure sensor is increased with respect to the default sensitivity. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein in the second mode, the sensitivity of the pressure sensor is mechanically increased. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein in the second mode, the sensitivity of the pressure sensor is electronically increased. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein one or more of the canisters are integrated into a molded housing. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the oxygen concentrator further comprises an accumulation chamber coupled to one or more of the canisters, wherein the method further comprises directing the oxygen enriched gas produced in one or more of the canisters into the accumulation chamber. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the oxygen concentrator further comprises an oxygen sensor coupled to the accumulation chamber, wherein the oxygen sensor is capable of detecting oxygen in a gas during use, wherein the method further comprises assessing a relative concentration of oxygen in the accumulation chamber using the oxygen sensor. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein directing the oxygen enriched gas to the user comprises providing a pulse of the oxygen enriched gas to an airway delivery device coupled to the user's face. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein directing the oxygen enriched gas to the user comprises delivering a bolus of oxygen enriched gas to a user in two or more pulses; wherein a volume of the bolus is approximately an amount of oxygen determined to be delivered to the user during a single breath. 19. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least two canisters comprise a first canister containing the separation material and a second canister containing the separation material; wherein the apparatus further comprises one or more tubes coupling the first canister to the second canister; wherein the method further comprises: venting nitrogen gas from the second canister;diverting at least a portion of oxygen enriched gas produced in the first canister through the second canister during the venting of the second canister;venting nitrogen gas from the first canister;diverting at least a portion of oxygen enriched gas produced in the second canister through the first canister during the venting of the first canister. 20. The method of claim 11, wherein the separation material comprises a zeolite.
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