Portable Oxygen Concentrator

Portable concentrators give you oxygen by “pulse dose,” meaning the oxygen comes out in small bursts each time you inhale. Some models can also give you oxygen at a steady flow rate. Talk to your doctor to make sure that you're getting the right amount of oxygen from either setting.Portable Oxygen Concentrators, or POCS, are light, small and quiet devices that allow you to receive supplemental oxygen while out of the home. We'll share how to use and take care of your POC in this video.Patients who need constant oxygen at home or while they sleep are often prescribed home oxygen concentrators. Oxygen concentrators take air from your surroundings, extract oxygen and filter it into purified oxygen for you to breathe.