3 Critical Problems
Current burdens leave patients unsafe, undignified, and dependent on others.
Problem #1
Flow Changes Out of Reach
- Stationary concentrators are noisy and located outside living areas.
- Patients require flow changes depending on activity levels.
- Patients are dependent on caregivers to physically make flow changes.
Problem #2
Severe Safety Issues
- Inability to manage flow leads to hypoxemia, fainting, and declining outcomes.
- Tubing degradation and kinking interrupt oxygen supply.
- Patients inadvertently adjust oxygen flows to unhealthy limits.
Problem #3
Lack of Data for Providers
- Self-reporting of oxygen use results in 40–70% inaccuracy.
- Clinicians lack real-time data needed to analyze and intervene.
- Missing early warning signs prevents proactive hospitalization prevention.