Home Oxygen Filling System Ups Storage Capacity

The long-lasting 20,684-kPa cylinders provide high-usage oxygen patients with over 40% more oxygen than similar sized 13,789-kPa cylinders; the system can auto-detect either type of cylinder.

The patient-friendly design of uses one-handed cylinder connection and disconnection adapters; patients can stop and restart filling at their convenience, with topping off capabilities to make partial fills. An indicator monitors cylinder fill level, and the cylinders can also be filled with an oxygen-conserving device (OCD) or regulator attached, allowing patients to fill tanks and receive oxygen therapy simultaneously; there is no need for the patient to switch to another device during the filling process. The Philips UltraFill system is a product of Philips Healthcare (Best, The Netherlands).

"Whether the goal is to help patients suffering from breathlessness better manage their condition at home or to care for patients in the hospital setting, Philips can provide innovative, easy to use technology which solves the needs of both clinicians and patients,” said Kevin Haydon, executive vice president of international markets at Philips Healthcare.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of commonly coexisting diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed, causing a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs and shortness of breath. In the initial phase of the disease, patients mostly suffer from breathlessness during physical effort, but as it progresses breathlessness also occurs during everyday activities.

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