Portable oxygen concentrators come in small and large sizes. The smaller ones usually carry lesser oxygen capacity; however should you want a small sized one that has the exact oxygen dosage you require, you are good to go as these are available.
Whether it is a small, medium, or large sized POC, whichever you opt for – should be able to rightly meet your oxygen requirements and suit your lifestyle.
How much do portable oxygen concentrators weigh?
Portable oxygen concentrators of the smallest sizes can weigh around 5 pounds or lesser (without or with an external battery mounted).
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Medium POCs provide higher oxygen capacities than the smaller ones. These generally weigh between 6 and 45 pounds.
Large Oxygen Concentrators weigh much above 45 pounds and have the capacity to provide as much as 10 LPM of constant flow. Some category of these can also serve as nebulizer machine.
For instance – the AirSep Focus is one of the smallest POCs weighing just about 1.75 pounds. With other components such as batteries, among other features, the AirSep Focus should weigh overall – about 2.81 pounds.
The other category of AirSep which is ‘Freestyle’ weighs only about 4.4 lbs.
The AirSep Activox category weighs about 4.3 lbs. The AirSep Activox Pro is about 4.8 lbs in weight.
The Respironics SimplyFlo (the smallest stationary POC in the marketplace) weighs about 9 pounds.
The Respironics EverFlo category weighs just about 31 pounds.
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Thanks for explaining how large oxygen concentrators weigh about 45 pounds. I’d like to get one but I wasn’t sure about how big they are. Carrying it up the stairs won’t be too bad, making sure it will fit is the question.
Thank you for sharing that oxygen concentrator comes in a variety of sizes depending on your application. My friend just mentioned the other day that she is worried about her mother who has respiratory illness as she is having difficulty breathing most of the time. I will suggest to her getting an oxygen concentrator from a reliable supplier.