The Inogen One Cart is available to help you transport your Inogen One G3 or Inogen One G5 portable oxygen concentrator unit. We heard our customers when they asked for a specially designed cart just for our Inogen One G3 and Inogen One G5 units, so we created a cart designed to be used in conjunction with the G3/G5 devices, while in use with the carry bag, providing versatile mobility options for the patient. Read on to learn more about how the Inogen One Cart.
Until now the Inogen One G3 and the Inogen One G5 could be carried using the provided carrying bags. Even though both of these portable oxygen concentrators are lightweight (4.7 lbs. for the Inogen One G5 and 4.8 lbs. for the Inogen One G3), patients requested another transport option. The Inogen One Cart allows you to roll your Inogen One G3 or G5 unit in its carrying case, rather than exclusively carrying it on your shoulder or back, offering you more options for mobility.
There are two different slots available inside the Inogen One Cart so it works for both the Inogen One G3 and the Inogen One G5. These slots help ensure that your Inogen One portable oxygen concentrator unit sits securely in the cart. Since you place your portable oxygen concentrator in the cart inside of its carrying bag (provided with rental or purchase), the carry bag handle slips over the Inogen One Cart handle, providing added protection. Even while secured in the cart, your Inogen One unit’s controls are accessible.
The Inogen One Cart is lightweight, weighing just 3.25 lbs. This cart is collapsible by way of a push-button handle, just like a rolling airline suitcase. Once collapsed, the cart is just 17.68 inches tall, and it is always 12.51 inches wide. The Inogen One Cart is also adjustable to fit your stature, with two height levels available to help you hold and pull it comfortably. The collapsible handle can be lifted to 34 inches or fully extended to 41 inches so that you can choose the handle height that works best for you.*
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While Inogen offers a number of different carrying bags and backpacks for both of the Inogen One G3 and the Inogen One G5, we heard our customers express the desire for a different way to carry their portable oxygen concentrators. We listened closely to your feedback and your requests and we designed our rolling cart to transport our Inogen One G3 and Inogen One G5 models. Used in conjunction with the carry bag, your portable oxygen concentrator is protected, but within arm’s reach, without requiring that you carry it on your back or shoulder. The lightweight design of this custom cart allows for transport of Inogen One G3 or Inogen One G5.
Inogen’s purpose is improving lives through respiratory therapy. With the Inogen One Cart and your Inogen One G3 or Inogen One G5,Inogen is providing mobility options for you.** We look forward to hearing what you think of the Inogen One Cart. Find out more about it, as well as any other ways we can meet your needs, by contacting us today. Inogen portable oxygen concentrators are designed to provide medical grade oxygen all day, every day, at home or away.
*The Inogen G3 and G5 cart is defined as an accessory and NOT as a medical device as it is not designed to function on its own without the use of the G3 and G5 Portable Oxygen Concentrators to deliver oxygen. The cart is to be used in conjunction within the G3/G5 devices, while in use with the carry bag.
**provided you have access to a battery or AC power source.
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Acute vs. Chronic Bronchitis: Understanding the Differences
Bronchitis is a respiratory illness that causes inflammation of the tubes that carry air to the lungs—also known as the airways or bronchial tubes. When the airways become irritated, swollen and inflamed, less air is able to travel to and from the lungs and mucus begins to form in them. This generally causes an irritating cough that may be accompanied by shortness of breath, more mucus production and other bothersome symptoms.[1]
There are two types of bronchitis: acute and chronic; the symptoms can be quite different for acute vs. chronic bronchitis. Read on to take a look at how these types of bronchitis differ.[1]
Transient nocturnal desaturation, also known as nocturnal hypoxemia, is defined as a temporary drop in oxygen saturation during sleep. Patients diagnosed with sleep disordered breathing from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at a greater risk for nocturnal desaturation. A substantial number of patients will have both COPD and OSA.[1]
Transient Nocturnal Desaturation is a significant problem in COPD, affecting a relatively large number of COPD patients. In fact, one study suggests that 27-70% of COPD patients with daytime oxygen saturation levels of 90-95% experience substantial desaturation at night, particularly during a period of sleep known as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. In people with severe COPD, desaturation during sleep is even more profound than desaturation during exercise, which is also common.[2]
OSA is defined by intermittent collapse of the upper airway, which results in repetitive hypoxemia and arousal. It is estimated that OSA occurs in 4% of American men and 2% of women, meaning almost 10 million people in the United States are affected, although that is probably an underestimate. Obesity is a risk factor for the development of OSA. As obesity rates have risen over the last 15 years, the current prevalence of OSA is almost certainly much greater.[1]
A substantial number of patients will have both OSA and COPD. This “overlap syndrome” causes more severe nocturnal hypoxemia than either disease alone. This common combination of OSA and COPD has important implications for diagnosis, treatment, and outcome.[1]
Many people with breathing difficulties learn about the benefits of exercise after seeing their doctor or beginning pulmonary rehabilitation. Exercise gets your heart pumping and increases your breathing rate, which means increased circulation of oxygenated blood throughout the body. This can help your body with oxygenation of the tissues and, the better shape your muscles are in, the better they are at using oxygen effectively. With regular exercise, your muscles will require less oxygen and produce less carbon dioxide, reducing how quickly you need to breathe and how quickly you feel out of breath. Regular exercise also strengthens your heart and improves circulation, which continues to help improve your body’s oxygenation. In short: Regular exercise can help improve lung function, symptoms of lung conditions and overall heart health and circulation. All of these combine to create better oxygenation in the body and improved overall health, even for people with lung conditions and breathing difficulties.[1]
So, if you struggle with your breath while exercising, should you consider EWOT?
