Miniature Oxygen Concentrator (Technology#: 042209-01)

Lehigh University Office of Technology Transfer
posted on 07/16/2010

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Miniature Oxygen Concentrator

Description:

Lehigh University has developed a device that generates 90% purity oxygen. The application of this portable miniature oxygen concentrator can fit into the medical market such as for use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the energy market and in other lifestyle areas. The most immediate application would be for at home medical uses. A typical at home use oxygen concentrator that delivers 5 liters per min (LPM) of oxygen product is bulky and weighs around 50 lbs. This technology is focused on the market trend of making smaller and lightweight devices for increased mobility and improved life quality. The novelty of this invention is the demonstration of air separation to get more than 90 mole % oxygen using very small scale pressure swing adsorption. Therefore, oxygen concentrators available in the market for respiratory therapy can be further scaled down. In addition, this invention can be adopted in application of limited space such as for fuel cell energy generation and for microbial growth. The existing oxygen concentrators are too bulky to assist in these applications. Lehigh Tech ID#042209-02

The Market :

Oxygen concentrator has the biggest market in medical use by patients that suffer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in America, claiming 122,283 lives in 2003. Statistics shows that 11.4 million U.S. adults were estimated to have COPD, and close to 24 million U.S. adults have evidence of impaired lung function in 2004.1 [1]

The Opportunity:

Lehigh University is interested in both licensing this technology or in finding investment partners to establish a start-up for this technology.     

About Lehigh University:

Lehigh University is a leading research university with an enrollment of approximately 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 

For More Information on this Technology Contact:

Yatin S. Karpe, Ph.D.

Associate Director

Office of Technology Transfer

Lehigh University

354 Whitaker Laboratory

5 East Packer Ave.

Bethlehem, PA 18015

Phone: (610) 758-5841

Fax: (610) 758-5888 fax

Email: yatin.karpe@lehigh.edu  

Web: http://www.lehigh.edu/ott

Claire Casola

Licensing Coordinator

Foresight Science & Technology

Phone & Email: 401-273-4844 ext. 17; claire.casola@foresightst.com  

http://www.foresightst.com/index.html

1- American Lung Association, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Fact Sheet, August 2006. http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35020