| The FAA allows fliers to bring any of 11 different | | | | Inc.'s EverGo; Delphi Medical Systems' RS-00400; and |
| POCs aboard aircraft and use them, with the | | | | Invacare Corporation's XPO2. |
| approval of the aircraft operator and airline. The | | | | For safety reason, it is strongly recommended that |
| POCs are allowed for use aboard commercial airline | | | | patients that use Portable Oxygen Concentrators on |
| flights traveling within the United States as well as on | | | | airplane flights carry enough extra batteries that will |
| international flights that begin or end in the United | | | | last twice the duration of the flight to ensure the |
| States. Each Portable Oxygen Concentrator is tested | | | | battery power will not run out during flight. Also |
| and approved for flight travel. | | | | make sure your Concentrator is in good working |
| A portable oxygen concentrator, (POC) also called a | | | | condition before the flight; if it is not, there are many |
| portable concentrator is a portable device used to | | | | companies that offer Concentrator Rentals to |
| provide oxygen therapy to a patient at substantially | | | | patients. Before your flight, you must obtain a |
| higher concentrations than the levels of ambient air. It | | | | prescription from your physician and submit to the |
| is very similar to a home oxygen concentrator, but it | | | | airline that you are flying with. |
| smaller in size and more mobile. The portable oxygen | | | | Some of the popular current airlines that allow |
| concentrator makes it easy for patients to travel | | | | Portable Oxygen Concentrators on board are |
| freely; they are small enough to fit in a car and most | | | | American Airlines, America West, Continental Airlines, |
| of the major concentrators are now FAA-approved. | | | | Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, SouthWest Airlines and |
| Passengers are allowed to carry on and use AirSep | | | | US Airlines. Not all airlines allow Concentrators on |
| Corporation's LifeStyle and FreeStyle; Inogen's Inogen | | | | flights, please check with your airline to make sure |
| One; SeQual Technologies' Eclipse; Philips Respironics | | | | that POCs are allowed on the aircraft. |