Caire’s FreeStyle Consolation transportable oxygen concentrator with proprietary autoSAT know-how is now accessible within the US.
This patented, clinically confirmed characteristic is most well-known for being a key progressive oxygen supply characteristic on the Eclipse 5 transportable oxygen concentrator, utilized by clinicians and healthcare suppliers as a part of hospital discharge applications for newly prescribed oxygen sufferers. The autoSAT know-how adjusts oxygen supply to ship a constant quantity of oxygen with the affected person’s breath price throughout exercise or at relaxation.
“At this time’s announcement is a significant step ahead in serving immediately’s oxygen remedy customers with the know-how they should help a extra energetic life-style and higher high quality of life. As an alternative of the respiratory affected person having to adapt to their transportable oxygen machine, this machine adapts to them by way of our patented know-how,” stated Ken Hosako, President and CEO of Caire Inc.
Transportable oxygen concentrators, operational through battery or electrical energy, take ambient air, filter it, after which ship as much as 95 % purified oxygen to the consumer. The comfort of having the ability to plug in and recharge anyplace has contributed to the growing recognition of transportable oxygen concentrators amongst people prescribed long-term supplemental oxygen remedy to deal with extreme respiratory circumstances, together with COPD.
Final month, the FreeStyle Consolation with autoSAT was prominently featured in a examine by Georgia State College printed in Pulmonary Remedy. The bench examine in contrast FiO₂ supply from transportable oxygen concentrators, wall oxygen, and a standalone concentrator (CAIRE Companion 5) utilizing a respiratory failure-specific lung simulator replicating an grownup with continual respiratory illness at 15-40 breaths/min.
Among the many transportable oxygen concentrators examined, the FreeStyle Consolation, with or with out autoSAT, persistently achieved the best or equal FiO2 at elevated respiration charges (30-40 bpm). Nevertheless, at decrease charges (15-20 bpm), outcomes diversified by machine.
The FreeStyle Consolation with autoSAT at 40 breaths per minute on setting 2 and sensitivity 5 delivered a statistically important increased FiO₂ (0.25 vs 0.24, p < 0.01) than wall oxygen. Additionally, of word, fixed-bolus know-how like autoSAT helped maintain FiO₂ throughout exertion, decreasing the necessity for sufferers to manually modify settings—probably supporting remedy adherence.*
The examine was funded by Caire, however independently performed and analyzed at Georgia State College. No scientific outcomes in sufferers had been measured.
“As a respiratory therapist, I’ve seen how discouraging it may be when transportable oxygen doesn’t appear to fulfill a affected person’s wants. The FreeStyle Consolation with autoSAT know-how adapts to every breath, serving to restore confidence in remedy and giving sufferers again the liberty they could have thought was misplaced,” stated Cara Collins, RRT, RRT-NPS, and Caire Product Supervisor.
The FreeStyle Consolation is manufactured at Caire’s international manufacturing headquarters, positioned north of Atlanta. The 5-pound FreeStyle Consolation is designed with an progressive ergonomic, curved shell and supply options to make sure oxygen is supplied with every breath. Along with the autoSAT know-how, this machine gives different sensible oxygen supply options, reminiscent of Caire’s UltraSense know-how, which ensures that oxygen is delivered at the side of the affected person’s breath price, and autoDose, which ensures supply of oxygen even when no breath is detected.
The brand new machine introduces enhanced performance by way of an expanded management menu, giving customers the flexibility to personalize their oxygen remedy with options reminiscent of autoSAT know-how, adjustable breath sensitivity, and handy airplane mode for journey. Designed with ease of use in thoughts, the machine additionally meets FAA pointers for in-flight use on business airways.
