| Todays smartly designed portable oxygen | | | | (FAA) regulations, now you can. The FAA's |
| concentrator (POC) offers oxygen therapy | | | | decision has been hailed by the American |
| patients mobility that was unheard of just a few | | | | Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for |
| years ago. No more hauling around bulky oxygen | | | | giving the more than 1 million Americans requiring |
| tanks or worrying about refilling liquid oxygen | | | | daily oxygen therapy the opportunity for air |
| cylinders. POC's conveniently plug into standard | | | | travel. The FAA has approved certain models of |
| electrical outlets or can be used with rechargeable | | | | POC's for on-board use. Two of those approved |
| batteries for further mobility. A frequently asked | | | | models are the Inogen One and the SeQual |
| question is: "Can I use a portable oxygen | | | | Eclispe. Both of these units are top-of-the-line |
| concentrator on an airplane?" | | | | POC's that offer a variety of benefits for oxygen |
| Thanks to new Federal Aviation Administration | | | | therapy patients. |