Design and Development of a Novel System for Remote Control of Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Flow Rate.

Purpose: Long-term oxygen therapy involves utilizing stationary oxygen concentrators to allow patients with respiratory illnesses to attain sufficient blood oxygenation via supplemental oxygen. Disadvantages of these devices include their lack of remote adjustability and domiciliary accessibility. To adjust oxygen flow, patients typically walk across their homes - a physically taxing activity - to manually rotate the knob of the concentrator flowmeter.