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RESPIRATORY THERAPY PRODUCTS
Non-Delivery Oxygen. Trends in the industry continue to be towards a non-delivery oxygen therapy
model. The Invacare®HomeFill®Oxygen System is the standard in ambulatory oxygen technology. With
more than 200,000 units in the field, it is the basis for a non-delivery model and allows patients to fill their
own high-pressure cylinders from a concentrator in their home. Published industry data suggests a large
portion of the costs associated with the provision of home oxygen therapy are directly associated with the
delivery and delivery-related activities required to meet the ambulatory oxygen therapy needs of patients.
The Invacare HomeFill®Oxygen System is the benchmark in non-delivery oxygen technologies,1allowing
providers to virtually eliminate time-consuming and costly service calls associated with cylinder and/or
liquid oxygen deliveries.
Rounding out Invacare’s non-delivery respiratory offerings are the Invacare®SOLO2®Transportable
Concentrator and the Invacare®XPO2™ portable concentrator, which are now both approved by the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration for use in flight. The SOLO2®transportable concentrator offers continuous
flow oxygen up to three liters per minute or pulse dose oxygen in settings 1-5. It is a flexible, reliable and
clinically robust system that is easy to operate. The extremely portable XPO2™ portable concentrator
weighs just six pounds with pulse dose settings 1-5 to meet the needs of a broad range of patients.
Stationary Oxygen Concentrators. Invacare oxygen concentrators are manufactured under the
Perfecto2™ name and are available in five and 10 liter models. All Invacare stationary concentrators are
designed to provide patients with durable equipment and reliable oxygen either at home or in a healthcare
setting.
Aerosol Products and Oxygen Accessories. Invacare offers a family of aerosol compressors under the
Stratos™ name. Invacare also has an expanded line of conservers and regulators to maximize the efficiency
of oxygen cylinders.
OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Invacare is the only company with a breadth of service offerings that includes the ability to assist
providers in the collection of outstanding co-pays, rental capabilities, software and technology to streamline
efficiencies, repair services and replacement parts.
Invacare Supply Group (ISG)
Invacare distributes numerous lines of branded medical supplies including ostomy, incontinence, diabetic,
enteral, wound care and urology products as well as home medical equipment, including lifestyle products.
Institutional Products Group (IPG)
Invacare, operating as Invacare Continuing Care, Invacare Continuing Care Canada, Champion, Invacare
Rentals and Dynamic Medical Systems, is a manufacturer and marketer of healthcare furnishings including beds,
case goods and safe patient handling equipment for the long-term care markets, specialty clinical recliners for
dialysis and oncology clinics and certain other home medical equipment and accessory products. In addition, this
segment includes rental of certain home medical equipment through providers and institutions for the
North American market.
Asia/Pacific
The company’s Asia/Pacific operations consist of Invacare Australia and Invacare New Zealand, which
distributes a wide range of home medical equipment including mobility and seating, lifestyle and respiratory
therapy products to homecare and long-term care markets; and Dynamic Controls, a manufacturer of electronic
operating components used in power wheelchairs, scooters, respiratory and other products; and Invacare
New Zealand, a distributor of a wide range of home medical equipment.
1Morrison Informatics , Inc. A Comprehensive Cost Analysis of Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy. A Study for
the American Association for Homecare. June 27, 2006
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