[Read the Important Safety Rules section before operating this equipment.]
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Introduction
This Patient Manual will acquaint you with AirSep’s VisionAire 2 and VisionAire 3
Oxygen Concentrators. Make sure you read and understand all of the information
contained in this guide before operating your concentrator. Should you have any
questions, your Equipment Provider will be happy to answer them for you.
Why Your Physician Prescribed Oxygen
Many people today suffer from a variety of heart, lung, and other respiratory diseases. A
significant number of these patients can benefit from supplemental oxygen therapy for
respiratory care at home, in the hospital, or at a medical facility.
Oxygen is a gas that makes up 21% of the room air we breathe. Our bodies depend on a
steady supply to function properly. Your physician has prescribed supplemental oxygen
therapy because your body is not able to get enough oxygen from room air. Oxygen is a
non-addictive drug, and your physician prescribed a flow sufficient to improve your
condition.
Please keep in mind that unauthorized oxygen therapy can be dangerous. You must seek
medical advice before you use this unit. The Equipment Provider who supplies your
oxygen equipment will demonstrate how to set the prescribed flow rate.
What is an Oxygen Concentrator?
Oxygen concentrators were introduced in the mid-1970s and have become the most
convenient, reliable source of supplemental oxygen available today. Without an oxygen
concentrator, the average patient would require a delivery of 12 bottles/cylinders of
oxygen each month. Your oxygen concentrator produces all the oxygen you need, with
no deliveries required.
The air we breathe contains approximately 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and 1% other
gases. In the VisionAire 2 or VisionAire 3 unit, room air passes through a regenerative
adsorbent material called molecular sieve. This material separates the oxygen from the
nitrogen and other gases. The result is a constant supply of high concentration
supplemental oxygen that is delivered to the patient.
Note: There is never a danger of depleting the oxygen in a room when you use your
VisionAire 2 or VisionAire 3 unit.
