Portable oxygen concentrator (or POC) is a portable device used to provide oxygen therapy to patients at substantially oxygen higher concentrations than the levels of ambient air. It is very similar to a home oxygen concentrator, but is smaller in size and more mobile. The portable oxygen concentrator makes it easy for patients to travel freely; they are small enough to fit in a car and most of the major concentrators are now FAA-approved.
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