Tag: Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC)

LONDON and PLANO, Texas – Belluscura says sales of the X-PLOR portable oxygen concentrator in the United States were $820,000 in the three months to May 2024. The company says it recorded sales of $450,000 in May alone, its highest recorded monthly sales figure, across both direct-to-consumer and business-to-business channels. Belluscura says testing and validation of its DISCOV-R POC remains on schedule to ship in June. The company plans to initially sell the device through its DTC channel,...

GOLETA, Calif. – Portable oxygen concentrators are associated with improved survival rates, according to a new study from Inogen.  The study also showed that POC use, either alone or in combination with other oxygen modalities, was associated with improved health care resource use, such as hospitalizations and specialist visits, compared to stationary concentrators, compressed tanks and liquid oxygen.  Additionally, based on the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), POCs...

ORLANDO, Fla. – OxyGo has named Chris Carter COO. He was most recently COO-Americas for TP Aerospace for five years and senior director of operations for Invacare for 17 years. “I am thrilled to join the OxyGo team,” he said. “I’m excited to apply my skills and experience as we work together. It’s a great time to be part of this passionate group, and I’m looking forward to what we can achieve together.” Carter’s expertise includes highly regulated...

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen shared the ways it’s increasing “synergies and efficiencies” across its various sales channels during a recent conference call to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of 2024.  The company’s president and CEO, Kevin Smith, said these efforts include training its team to execute in both its direct-to-consumer and rental channels, launching partnerships within its business-to-business channel and generating new targets in...

GOLETA, Calif. - Inogen reported total revenue increased 8.1% to $78 million in the first quarter of 2024, primarily driven by higher international and domestic business-to-business sales, partially offset by lower direct-to-consumer sales and rental revenue. We are pleased to be off to a solid start at Inogen in 2024,” said Kevin Smith, president and CEO. “Looking forward, we remain focused on positioning the business for revenue growth, improving our operating discipline to drive long-term...

In the four years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the respiratory market has been “on a rollercoaster” with supply chain challenges. Now, with the virus less of a threat, the situation has stabilized, manufacturers say.  “We are seeing the supply chain environment return to (previous) levels and have maintained a 98% on-time delivery status in 2023,” said Kevin Smith, CEO of Goleta, Calif.-based Inogen. “Our manufacturing facility in Plano, Texas, has undergone...

LONDON and PLANO, Texas – Belluscura's X-PLOR portable oxygen concentrator will be offered to more than 1,600 customers of Chicago-based Sunset Healthcare Solutions under a new distribution partnership. The partnership will also include Belluscura’s DISCOV-R POC in the second quarter, when it becomes available to DME providers. "We welcome the new partnership with Sunset Healthcare Solutions, which will provide over 1,600 health care businesses with access to our innovative products...

YARMOUTH, Maine – Adoption of portable oxygen concentrators has increased, but providers say the units still present challenges, particularly when it comes to durability.  In general, the lighter the weight, typically the less durable the device, says Dave Anderson, owner of Anderson's Medical Products in Terre Haute, Ind.  “The heavier and more protected it is, (the more durable it is), but you lose the benefit of the light weight, and that’s what it’s...

LONDON and PLANO, Texas – Belluscura has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration to distribute the X-PLOR portable oxygen concentrator in China. China is part of the licensed territory covered by the exclusive license agreement with InnoMax Medical Device Technologies announced in August 2023. "We are delighted to have received approval in China which has taken over approximately 10 months,” said Bob Rauker, CEO. “This enables us to launch sales...

LONDON and PLANO, Texas – Belluscura has received approval from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority to distribute its X-PLOR portable oxygen concentrator under its exclusive licensing with InnoMax Medical Device Technology Ltd. Belluscura partnered with InnoMax in August. "We are very excited to receive this approval, enabling us to launch sales in Singapore, as a first market in the (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region,” said CEO Bob Rauker. “With our arrangement...