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Background and Identification

Amico is a group of companies that designs, produces, and sells a variety of products for health care facilities. Amico sells a range of suction and oxygen therapy equipment. Oxygen concentrators are medical devices that filter surrounding air and compress it in order to produce purified medical-grade oxygen. The device can then administer the oxygen to the patient through a pulse-dose or continuous stream delivery system. Oxygen concentrators are typically used to treat patients with breathing disorders or with a lower concentration of oxygen in their blood than normal.

Typical oxygen concentrators function in the following steps:

  1. Air is compressed to cool the concentrator and prevent overheating.
  2. Air is taken in from the surroundings.
  3. The machine uses an electronic interface to adjust the delivery settings.
  4. Nitrogen is removed from the air through filters and sieve beds.
  5. Purified oxygen is delivered to the patient using a nasal cannula or a mask.

Oxygen concentrators are sometimes preferable to oxygen tanks because the oxygen supply is replenished continually. Oxygen concentrators are used for patients who have low blood-oxygen levels because of problems and diseases like sleep apnea and cystic fibrosis.

Amico oxygen concentrators typically include the name “Amico” with the horizontal line of the ‘A’ stylized as a sweeping, curved line.

Additional Information

Wikipedia: Oxygen Concentrator

Amico Suction and Oxygen Therapy Products

Amico Official Website

Oxygen Concentrators Explained

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