Condell Home Medical Equipment Glossary

Liquid Oxygen

Therapy for patients who are not receiving enough oxygen. Several pieces of equipment are used to deliver the necessary oxygen: a reservoir stores the oxygen, a flowmeter monitors the level of oxygen that is administered and a connecting tube delivers the oxygen from the reservoir to the mask or device placed on the patient's head to breathe in the oxygen.

No electricity or motor is required to power this device, but the tanks must be filled by service technicians as needed. Portable versions of liquid oxygen therapy are also available to allow patients greater independence and self-reliance.

Nebulizers

These devices blow medicated air into the patient's lungs through a mask or a mouthpiece. Advances in technology have allowed machines to provide medicine to the patient's lungs with greater efficiency and speed. Condell Home Medical Equipment offers standard and portable versions of several nebulizers according to the patient's needs.

CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Bi-Level Machines and Equipment

One of the most common sleep disorders is sleep apnea - a disorder that causes a person's airway to close several times during one night's sleep. For those with sleep apnea, relief usually comes with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). In this therapy, a steady stream of pressurized air flows through a tube connected to a plastic facemask. The airflow prevents the collapse of airway tissues during sleep by automatically applying the pressure for inhaling and exhaling.

Bi-level machines and equipment is a less forceful method where the patient initiates the rate and level of oxygen taken into the system.

Continuous Passive Motion Machines

Used for post-surgery patients, these motorized machines move the arms and legs to keep patients mobile and their joints strong. After surgery, pain caused by movement prevents patients from keeping active and can cause joints to stiffen and develop scar tissue. Further immobility can limit the range of motion, requiring months of physical therapy to repair. Even though these machines move the joints without the use of the patient's muscles, this therapy has been known to significantly accelerate recovery time and decrease pain.

Phototherapy for Newborns

Used to treat neonatal jaundice, this therapy delivers therapeutic light to the baby through a lightweight blanket. A mat within the blanket delivers high-intensity light to lower the infant's bilirubin level.