New Concentrators Approved for Use on Aircraft

If you need a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) when you travel by aircraft, you may be interested in knowing that, effective January 6, 2010 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) added four new POCs to the list of those devices they have determined are safe to carry on the plane as long as certain other standards are met. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/E9-31380.pdf. This action brings the total approved list to eleven devices.

New medical oxygen technologies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in recent years have greatly reduced the risk typically associated with compressed oxygen and provide safe alternatives for passengers in need of oxygen therapy while in-flight. The FAA has been approving certain POCs as safe for airline travel since 2005.

In the future, the FAA plans to issue a proposed notice for public comment on the establishment of performance-based standards for all POCs. The AARC will monitor these activities and keep you up-to-date as necessary.

Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators for Use Aboard Aircraft

Manufacturer	Name of System
AirSep Corporation	LifeStyle
Inogen, Inc.	Inogen One
AirSep Corporation	FreeStyle
SeQual Technology	Eclipse
Respironics,  Inc.	EverGo
Delphi Medical Systems	RS-00400
Invacare Corporation	XPO2
DeVilbiss Healthcare Inc.	iGO
International Biophysics Corporation	LifeChoice
Inogen Inc.	Inogen One G2
OxLife LLC	Oxlife Independence Oyxgen Concentrator