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1 Exercise Oxygen Equipment: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2016 to 2022 Torrie The Cat in the Tulips Picture by Susan Eustis WinterGreen Research, Inc. Lexington, Massachusetts

2 CHECK OUT THESE KEY TOPICS Oxygen Use Before, During, or Immediately After Periods of Intense Exercise Improves Endurance, Promotes Wellness Obesity Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Hypercapnia Sleep disordered breathing Oxygen Concentrator Stationary Oxygen Concentrators Medical Oxygen Portable Oxygen Concentrators, Homecare, Home Oxygen, Home Medical Equipment, Oxygen Therapy, Managed Care, Non-Acute Health Care, Unified Supply Network, Continuous Pressure Oxygen Portable Pulsed Oxygen, Patients on Oxygen, Hypoxia Climate Diseases Healt Obesity Exercise Oxygen Equipment Creates Consumer Markets Pollution Home Oxygen Reimbursement, Homefill Oxygen Concentrator Portable Oxygen Concentrators Market Share Portable Oxygen Concentrators Exercise Oxygen Equipment: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (April 17, 2016) WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Exercise Oxygen Equipment: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2016 to The 2016 study has 360 pages, 145 tables and figures. Worldwide Exercise Oxygen Equipment markets are poised to achieve significant growth as consumer oxygen markets emerge from the trial phase to be used in sports clubs, by athletic teams, and in corporate gyms to increase the value of exercise and offer people a way to be more comfortable while they exercise. A low blood count pulse oximeter reading is cause for concern. A normal pulse oximeter reading does not tell us anything. The study looks at the excess of carbon dioxide found in tissue of many people before, during, and after exercise, and asks the question whether there is not enough oxygen in the lungs and blood hemoglobin to eliminate excess carbon dioxide. The use of supplemental oxygen appears to be indicated even when the pulse oximeter gives an entirely normal reading.

3 Consumer oxygen works to release excess carbon dioxide trapped in tissue because the blood oxygen is not sufficient to do the cleaning function one wished it would do. With the aging of the population, many people do not exercise enough to gather the waste carbon dioxide generated by muscles and tissue. With the dramatic increase in people who are overweight and even obese, there is increased need for supplemental oxygen availability at the sites where people exercise. Only modest amounts of supplemental oxygen are needed to have an effect. Recreational oxygen has been available for a while, but only recently has there been a basic understanding of the value: eliminating excess carbon dioxide in the body. Build-ups of carbon dioxide come from the muscles. Recognition of the ability of to get rid of this excess has been enough to validate the value of supplemental oxygen. Excess carbon dioxide is not good for people. It would not be excess if normal breathing or even heavy breathing was able to rid the body of the build-up of carbon dioxide, but any extra weight is enough to create excess in the tissues. The muscles and cells work all the time, giving off carbon dioxide, and most people have an excess. Exercise oxygen equipment is positioned to help regular non-diseased people and athletes achieve performance recovery after exercise. Supplemental oxygen permits longer periods of exercise and supports faster return to exercise after a rest interval. Supplemental oxygen along with exercise appears to help with tissue repair by eliminating excess carbon dioxide. For older people, supplemental oxygen appears to help with fighting inflammation and improving mental acuity: Supplemental oxygen is: (1) dissolved in plasma, already 2% oxygen; (2) bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells, as it drops below 98% oxygen. Breathing supplemental oxygen adds more oxygen to the body even when the hemoglobin is already apparently saturated according to pulse oximeter readings. If the oxygen fully saturates the hemoglobin it increases the concentration of dissolved oxygen in plasma, creating the ability to eliminate excess carbon dioxide. Muscles and fat create excess carbon dioxide in people with obesity, in elite athletes, in people who are aging. The value of exercise is that it helps the blood pick up excess carbon dioxide that must be expelled from the body. Supplemental oxygen is useful in stimulating this process even in the absence of disease. Athletes and firemen use supplemental oxygen to eliminate excess carbon dioxide. Soon ordinary people exercising will use supplemental oxygen for this process as well. This will happen even in people who apparently have hemoglobin sufficiently saturated with oxygen. The value of supplemental oxygen is not to saturate the hemoglobin more, it is already saturated in most cases, the value is to stimulate release of excess carbon dioxide.

4 Exercise oxygen equipment is useful for improving personal performance and endurance during workouts. It gives athletes competitive advantage in sporting events. Supplemental oxygen is not banned because the oxygen has significant health benefits that cannot reasonably be taken away by sports governing bodies. Prices of supplemental oxygen are expected to plummet based on economies of scale as adoption and usage becomes widespread. People could not get affordable or have convenient access to consumer oxygen before, now there are ways to make personal oxygen available in a convenient manner. AirSep offers its Focus device which weighs 1.7 pounds with a battery. Exercise with oxygen therapy can increase exercise capacity and lead to performance gains. Sports clubs are expected to offer small stylish canisters of oxygen for $15 per month. Performance gains make it easier to exercise, less onerous to exercise. The value of daily exercise has been proven in multiple studies, now we know why the exercise is beneficial, it discards excess carbon dioxide that builds up in the muscles when people are just sitting around or sleeping or if they are moving around exercising. OHS is a breathing disorder in obese people that leads to a misrepresentation of pulse oximeter readings of blood oxygen levels. When there is too much carbon dioxide in the tissue, more carbon dioxide than can be cleaned even by fully saturated blood oxygen levels, there is a difficulty with fully cleaning the carbon dioxide from the cells. OHS is interesting because obese people with normal blood oxygen saturation cannot expel all the carbon dioxide from their cells. The condition called hypoventilation during the day is a condition of obesity that is possible to address with supplemental oxygen even in the presence of fully oxygenated blood. Obese people are not moving enough air in and out of the lungs to clear the carbon dioxide from the body. The problem exists to a lesser extent in people with less fat, people without any lung disease, just overweight or obese. This lack of oxygen can and does cause muscle fatigue, cramping and poor performance. Supplemental oxygen helps replenish what is deficient, enabling faster aerobic recovery. Athletes achieve better mental and muscle performance when they use supplemental oxygen after strenuous activity. Football players, basketball players, speed skaters, and hockey players use oxygen to support performance when exhausted. Professional athletes use supplemental oxygen. The reason is that during strenuous physical activity the body exhales more carbon dioxide than it admits oxygen. Exercise and physical activity deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues and help the cardiovascular system work more efficiently. Breathing supplemental oxygen after strenuous activity is becoming more accepted by people interested in health and fitness. Oxygen can be used to address fatigue as a symptom. Fatigue is a symptom, not a disease. It is experienced differently by different people.

5 One often hears physicians attribute the effects of supplemental oxygen to people having a placebo effect. It is very clear that inside most of the medical community there is massive misunderstanding about the value of supplemental oxygen in healthy people. Generally, the opinion is that if there is a normal pulse oximeter reading and very heavy breathing after exercise, that giving supplemental oxygen means there is a placebo effect and nothing more. The value of supplemental oxygen is not evident from looking at pulse oximeter readings. When there is a buildup of excess carbon dioxide in the body the supplemental oxygen is able to clear the carbon dioxide from tissue. While the users can feel the difference in the body of having waste eliminated, the clinicians are left to look at the pulse oximeter readings. The value attributed to supplemental oxygen by users is attributed to a placebo effect by clinicians. It is apparent from a review of the serious independent research on the value of supplemental oxygen that the oxygen really is helpful to people, not just a pejorative placebo effect. (Remember that a placebo is a sugar pill and itself does have a real effect.) Exercise oxygen equipment markets at $3.9 million in 2015 are anticipated to reach $2.8 billion dollars by Growth is a result of new competitors in the market, demand for the smaller lighter technology by people exercising, and the market need by for stationary devices at clubs and gyms even as portable devices provide greater mobility support for bike riders, joggers, and older people. WinterGreen Research is an independent research organization funded by the sale of market research studies all over the world and by the implementation of ROI models that are used to calculate the total cost of ownership of equipment, services, and software. The company has 35 distributors worldwide, including Global Information Info Shop, Market Research.com, Research and Markets, electronics.ca, and Thompson Financial. WinterGreen Research is positioned to help customers facing challenges that define the modern enterprises. The increasingly global nature of science, technology and engineering is a reflection of the implementation of the globally integrated enterprise. Customers trust wintergreen research to work alongside them to ensure the success of the participation in a particular market segment. WinterGreen Research supports various market segment programs; provides trusted technical services to the marketing departments. It carries out accurate market share and forecast analysis services for a range of commercial and government customers globally. These are all vital market research support solutions requiring trust and integrity. Key Words: Obesity, Obesity hypoventilation syndrome, Hypercapnia, Sleep disordered breathing, Oxygen Concentrator, Stationary Oxygen Concentrators, Medical Oxygen, Portable Oxygen Concentrators,, Homecare,, Home Oxygen,, Home Medical Equipment,, Oxygen Therapy,, Managed Care,, Non-Acute Health Care,, Unified Supply Network,, Continuous Pressure Oxygen, Portable Pulsed Oxygen,, Patients on Oxygen,, Hypoxia, Climate, Diseases, Health, Obesity, Pollution, Home Oxygen Reimbursement,, Homefill Oxygen Concentrator, Portable Oxygen Concentrators Market Share, Portable Oxygen Concentrators,,,

6 Companies Profiled Market Leaders Boost Oxygen Oxygen Plus Chart / Caire / SeQual Philips Respironics AirSep Invacare Market Participants 2nd Wind Distributors AirSep Boost Oxygen Chart Caire / AirSep / Sequal Chart Industries DeVilbiss DHGate Drive Medical Drive Medical Dräger Foshan Keyhub Electronic Industries Co., Ltd. GoOxygen Inogen Inova Labs Invacare Jiuxin Medical Leistung Engineering Live O2 Oxygen NTK Oxygen Plus Philips Healthcare POD Oxygen Summit Oxygen Weyergans High Care AG Zoom

7 Exercise Oxygen Equipment: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2016 to 2022 Report Methodology This is the 671st report in a series of primary market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the Internet, computer, software, telephone equipment, health equipment, and energy. Automated process and significant growth potential are priorities in topic selection. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. The primary research is conducted by talking to customers, distributors and companies. The survey data is not enough to make accurate assessment of market size, so WinterGreen Research looks at the value of shipments and the average price to achieve market assessments. Our track record in achieving accuracy is unsurpassed in the industry. We are known for being able to develop accurate market shares and projections. This is our specialty. The analyst process is concentrated on getting good market numbers. This process involves looking at the markets from several different perspectives, including vendor shipments. The interview process is an essential aspect as well. We do have a lot of granular analysis of the different shipments by vendor in the study and addenda prepared after the study was published if that is appropriate. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participant in the segment. Installed base analysis and unit analysis is based on interviews and an information search. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, opinion leaders, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and industry leaders in the market segment. We establish accurate market forecasts based on economic and market conditions as a base. Use input/output ratios, flow charts, and other economic methods to quantify data. Use in-house analysts who meet stringent quality standards.

8 Interviewing key industry participants, experts and end-users is a central part of the study. Our research includes access to large proprietary databases. Literature search includes analysis of trade publications, government reports, and corporate literature. Findings and conclusions of this report are based on information gathered from industry sources, including manufacturers, distributors, partners, opinion leaders, and users. Interview data was combined with information gathered through an extensive review of internet and printed sources such as trade publications, trade associations, company literature, and online databases. The projections contained in this report are checked from top down and bottom up analysis to be sure there is congruence from that perspective. The base year for analysis and projection is With 2010 and several years prior to that as a baseline, market projections were developed for 2011 through These projections are based on a combination of a consensus among the opinion leader contacts interviewed combined with understanding of the key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective. The analytical methodologies used to generate the market estimates are based on penetration analyses, similar market analyses, and delta calculations to supplement independent and dependent variable analysis. All analyses are displaying selected descriptions of products and services. This research includes reference to an ROI model that is part of a series that provides IT systems financial planners access to information that supports analysis of all the numbers that impact management of a product launch or large and complex data center. The methodology used in the models relates to having a sophisticated analytical technique for understanding the impact of workload on processor consumption and cost. WinterGreen Research has looked at the metrics and independent research to develop assumptions that reflect the actual anticipated usage and cost of systems. Comparative analyses reflect the input of these values into models. The variables and assumptions provided in the market research study and the ROI models are based on extensive experience in providing research to large enterprise organizations and data centers. The ROI models have lists of servers from different manufacturers, Systems z models from IBM, and labor costs by category around the world. This information has been developed from WinterGreen research proprietary data bases constructed as a result of preparing market research studies that address the software, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and hardware businesses.

9 YOU MUST HAVE THIS STUDY Exercise Oxygen Equipment: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Table of Contents Exercise Oxygen Equipment: Executive Summary The study is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the Exercise Oxygen Equipment equipment market segment. Research represents a selection from the mountains of data available of the most relevant and cogent market materials, with selections made by the most senior analysts. Commentary on every aspect of the market from independent analysts creates an independent perspective in the evaluation of the market. In this manner the study presents a comprehensive overview of what is going on in this market, assisting managers with designing market strategies likely to succeed. Table of Contents and List of Tables and Figures EXERCISE OXYGEN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25 Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market Driving Forces 25 Exercise Oxygen Market Leaders 32 Boost Recreational Canned Oxygen 33 Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts 34 OHS Patient Symptoms 35 OHS Treatments with Oxygen 35 OHS Indicates that Blood Oxygen Saturation and Shortness of Breath Are Separate 36 Football Players, Basket Ball players, and Hockey Players Use Oxygen to Support Performance When Exhausted. 37 Supplemental Oxygen Placebo Effect 38 Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Co2 Loading And Unloading EXERCISE OXYGEN EQUIPMENT: MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS Value of Exercise Respiration Supplemental Oxygen Good for People Exercising After They Begin to Have Difficulty Breathing 46

10 1.3 Oxygen Equipment Separates Oxygen From Air Portable Oxygen Concentrator Functions Oxygen / Ozone Therapy to Strengthen Immune System Long History of Supplemental Oxygen Improving Sports Performance Supplemental Oxygen to Improve Brain Functioning Mountaineering Use of Supplemental Oxygen Summit Oxygen ALTOX Personal Oxygen System Oxygen Concentrator Uses Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Functions Separation Of Oxygen From Air Technical Trade-Offs Necessary To Design An Oxygen Concentrator EXERCISE OXYGEN MARKET SHARES AND FORECASTS Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market Driving Forces Football Players, Basket Ball players, and Hockey Players Use Oxygen to Support Performance When Exhausted Supplemental Oxygen Placebo Effect Exercise Oxygen Market Leaders Boost Recreational Canned Oxygen Inogen Portable Oxygen Concentrator Inogen Product Development Inogen Homecare Services Business Philips Respironics EverGo Chart / AirSep Chart / AirSep NewLife Elite Chart Industries / SeQual Chart Industries / CAIRE Portable Oxygen Concentrators Consumer Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market Forecasts Market Segment Forecasts for Exercise Oxygen Equipment Athletic Oxygen Equipment Forecasts Sports Club Gym Exercise Oxygen Equipment Corporate Gym Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market for Exercise Oxygen Equipment Among Aging Population Forecasts Home Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market Forecasts Wearables Market for Exercise Oxygen Equipment Zoom Virtual Reality on an Exercise Bicycle Portable Oxygen Concentrator Market Forecasts Portable Oxygen Concentrator Medical Market Forecasts Exercise Oxygen Applications Exercise Oxygen Prices Exercise Oxygen Regional Segment Analysis EXERCISE OXYGEN PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Boost Sports and Exercise Oxygen Using Boost After Strenuous Physical Activity Boost Recreational Canned Oxygen Boost Supplemental Oxygen for Pro Athletes Boost Number One Sports Oxygen Tank in Europe Boost Supplemental Oxygen Treats Symptoms Of Altitude Sickness Boost Oxygen for Muscle & Fitness Training Boost Oxygen Supplemental Oxygen for Relaxation Summit Oxygen Summit Oxygen ALTOX Personal Oxygen System Oxygen Plus Oxygen Plus Travel Oxygen Oxygen Plus Office Oxygen Oxygen Plus Elevation Oxygen Oxygen Plus Play Oxygen Oxygen Plus Recovery Oxygen 131

11 3.4 GoOxygen Go Oxygen Benefits: GoOxygen System Hyperoxic Training Weyergans High Care AG Vacumed Hyperbaric Oxygen Pods Live O2 Oxygen Reservoir Firefighters Use Oxygen Concentrators To Detox Carbon Monoxide In The Body After Fighting A Fire Invacare Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Invacare Perfecto2 5 Liter Home Concentrator Invacare Platinum 10 Oxygen Concentrator Philips Respironics Philips Respironics EverFlo Q Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Philips UltraFill Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Philips Respironics Millennium 10 LPM Concentrator Devilbiss Chart Industries CAIRE Inc AirSep Oxygen Concentrator AirSep VisionAire 5 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator AirSep VisionAire 5 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator NTK Home Oxygen Concentrators for Emergencies Drive Medical Inogen Portable Oxygen Concentrator Family Inogen One G Inogen One G3 Portable Oxygen Concentrators Inogen One G2 Portable Oxygen Concentrators DeVilbiss Healthcare igo Portable Oxygen Concentrator DeVilbiss Battery Charger AirSep Focus Portable Oxygen Concentrator SELECTED EXERCISE OXYGEN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Sports Oxygen Placebo Effect Examples of Measuring the Placebo Effect Blood Color Bohr effect 189 OHS Patient Symptoms 197 OHS Treatments with Oxygen 198 OHS Indicates that Blood Oxygen Saturation and Shortness of Breath Are Separate 198 Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Co2 Loading And Unloading Oxygen Useful for Post Concussion Syndrome Blood Doping: Lance Armstrong Blood Transfusions Used By Athletes To Engage In Blood Doping Seven-Year Study of Lance Armstrong Oxygen Plus Research Directions Co2 In Air Chemistry of the Body Need for Oxygen at Higher Altitudes Difficulty That Physicians Have In Detecting Hypoxemia Dyspnea, Shortness of Breath Maximum Rate Of Oxygen (O2) Consumption By The Body During Exercise Patients with OHS Definition Of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Placebo Effect Managing Hypoxia And Hypercapnia Mountaineering Use of Supplemental Oxygen Yoga and Breathing Cardiac Stress Testing 219

12 4.12 Exercise as a Drug - Pharmacological Benefits Of Exercise Medical Use of Oxygen Hypoxia Muscle fatigue World Economy EXERCISE OXYGEN COMPANY PROFILES Boost Oxygen Chart Industries Chart Caire / AirSep / Sequal Chart Industries Product Groups Chart Industries Cold Boxes Chart Industries Global Presence Chart Industries Markets Chart Industries Revenue Chart Industries Segments and Products Chart Industries Process Systems Chart Industries Distribution and Storage Segment Chart Industries Cryogenic Bulk Storage Systems Chart Industries Storage And End-Use Of Hydrocarbon And Industrial Gases Chart Industries / AirSep Chart Industries/Caire Liquid Oxygen Continuous Flow/Demand Flow Versatility CAIRE / SeQual Technologies Chart Industries / SeQual SeQual Oxygen Systems DeVilbiss Healthcare DeVilbiss Healthcare Vestar Capital Partners DeVilbiss Healthcare Sleep Therapy DeVilbiss Healthcare Moves Production Back to the USA Dräger Dräger Evita Infinity V Dräger Evita XL Dräger Savina Drive Medical Drive Medical Product Line Drive Medical Facilities Drive Medical Markets Foshan Keyhub Electronic Industries Co., Ltd Gardner Denver / Thomas Compressors Gardner Denver Thomas Medical Inogen Inogen Acquires Breathe Oxygen Services Inogen One G3 Versatile Portable Oxygen Concentrator Inogen Is Reliable, Trusted, And Proven Inogen Expands Manufacturing Capacity to Accommodate Growth Inova Labs Invacare Invacare Business Invacare Growth Invacare Geographical Segments And Product Categories Invacare Mobility And Seating Products Invacare Lifestyle Products Invacare Respiratory Therapy Products Invacare Institutional Products Group (IPG) Jiuxin Medical Jiuxin Medical Jogger Portable Ventilator Jiuxin Medical ICU Ventilator Detachable 10.4"TFT Color Screen Leistung Engineering 294

13 Leistung Key Strategy Live O2 Oxygen Longfian Scitech Longfian Scitech JAY-20 Industry Oxygen Longfian Scitech JAY-20 Industry Oxygen NTK Oxygen Plus Oxygen Key Ingredient In Production Of Energy for Humans Oxygen Plus / Summit Oxygen Philips Healthcare Philips Lumileds Philips LED Products Philips Lumileds Quality White Lighting with LEDs Philips Luxeon Philips Lighting Positioning Royal Philips Electronics Global Presence Philips Enables Consumer Lifestyle Philips Addresses Healthcare Landscape Philips Healthcare Revenue Philips Accelerate! Positioning POD Oxygen Weyergans High Care AG Zoom nd Wind Distributors Oxygen Concentrator Companies 334 WINTERGREEN RESEARCH, 355 WinterGreen Research Research Methodology 356 Table ES-1 27 Value of Consumer Oxygen and Exercise 27 Table ES-2 28 Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market Driving Forces 28 Figure ES-5 34 Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table ES-3 39 Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Description 39 Figure Oxygen Transport Inside the Human Body 44 Table Oxygen And Ozone Therapies Benefits 49 Figure Judge Wesley E. Brown of Wichita, Kansas, Figure Summit Oxygen Tanks and Carrying Case 56 Table Value of Consumer Oxygen and Exercise 62

14 Table Exercise Oxygen Equipment Market Driving Forces 63 Table Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Description 68 Figure Oxygen Concentrator Market Shares, Dollars, Figure Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table Exercise Oxygen Systems Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table Exercise Oxygen Systems by Sector, Athletic, Sports Gym, Corporate Gym, Aging Population, Non-Medical Exercise Related Oxygen Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table Exercise Oxygen Systems by Sector, Athletic, Sports Gym, Corporate Gym, Aging Population, Market Forecasts, Percent, Worldwide, Figure Athletic Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure Invacare Refillable Oxygen Concentrator 86 Figure Philips Refillable Tanks with Oxygen Concentrator 87 Figure Oxygen Concentrator Regulator 88 Figure Sports Club Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure Corporate Gym Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure Aging Population Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure Home Exercise Oxygen Equipment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table Exercise Oxygen Services by Sector, Obese and People Using Wearable Exercise Devices, Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table Wearables Market for Exercise Oxygen Equipment 101 Table Wearable Oxygen Metabolism Measurement App Market Forecasts, Dollars and Units Worldwide, Figure Zoom Virtual Reality Exercise Bike 103 Figure Portable Oxygen Concentrator Market Shipments Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Table Consumer Oxygen Applications 106 Figure Oxygen Plus Canisters 109 Figure Exercise Oxygen Equipment Regional Market Segments, Figure Football Players Using Oxygen 113 Table

15 Boost Prohibits Enhancement Of Oxygen Transfer 115 Figure BOOST Pure Oxygen 116 Figure Boost Oxygen Users 118 Figure Summit Oxygen Tanks and Carrying Case 124 Figure Summit Oxygen Carrying Case 125 Figure Oxygen Plus Canisters 127 Table Oxygen Plus O+ Oxygen Products 128 Table Oxygen Plus Applications 129 Figure Oxygenplus Canister of Oxygen 132 Figure Go Oxygen System: 134 Table Go Oxygen Benefits: 135 Table Go Oxygen System Specifications 136 Figure Weyergans High Care AG Vacumed Hyperbaric Oxygen Pods 137 Figure Invacare Perfecto2 Oxygen Concentrator 141 Table Invacare Perfecto2 Oxygen Concentrator Functions 142 Figure Invacare Perfecto2 V Oxygen Concentrator 143 Table Invacare Perfecto2 V Oxygen Concentrator Features 145 Table Invacare Perfecto2 V Oxygen Concentrator Specifications 146 Figure Invacare Perfecto2 V Oxygen Concentrator Specifications 147 Table Invacare Stationary Oxygen Concentrators 148 Table Invacare Perfecto2 Oxygen Concentrator Specifications: 149 Table Invacare Perfecto2 V Oxygen Concentrator Functions 150 Figure Invacare Platinum 10 Oxygen Concentrator 151 Table Invacare Platinum 10 Oxygen Concentrator Features 152 Table Invacare Platinum 10 Oxygen Concentrator Provider Benefits 153 Figure Philips Respironics EverFlo Q Stationary Oxygen Concentrator 155 Table Respironics 31-Pound EverFlo Q Features 156

16 Table Respironics 31-Pound EverFlo Q Platform Functions 157 Table Philips EverFlo Q General System Specifications 158 Table Philips UltraFill Stationary Oxygen Concentrator 159 Figure Respironics Millennium M10 Oxygen Concentrator 160 Table Philips Millennium M10 Features 161 Figure Devilbiss 5 Liter Oxygen Concentrator 162 Table Devilbiss Five Liter Compact Oxygen Concentrator Features 163 Figure AirSep VisionAire 5 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator 165 Figure NTK Original Equipment Oxygen Sensors 167 Figure NTK Oxygen Concentrator Description 168 Figure NTK Oxygen Concentrator 169 Figure Home Oxygen Concentrators for Emergencies 170 Table 3-41 Drive Medical Oxus Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Functions Support an active lifestyle Provide supplemental oxygen as part of a breathing treatment plan Eliminate home confinement due to heavy equipment Units weigh less than ten pounds with the battery Easy to transport Provides an unlimited source of oxygen Imparts ultra-low vibration Is built to last. Source: WinterGreen Research, Inc. 171 Table Drive Medical Oxus Stationary Oxygen Concentrator Functions 171 Figure Inogen Portable Oxygen Concentrator Family 172 Table Inogen Key Product Specifications 175

17 Figure Inogen One G3 Portable Oxygen Concentrators 177 Figure Inogen One G2 Portable Oxygen Concentrators 178 Figure DeVilbiss Healthcare igo Portable Oxygen Concentrator 180 Figure AirSep Focus Consumer Oxygen Concentrator Weighs a 1.75 Pounds 183 Figure AirSep Focus Consumer Oxygen 184 Figure Schematic Diagram Of The Flow Of Blood Through The Circulatory System, Showing O2/Co2 Exchange In The Body 191 Figure Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome CO2 Loading And Unloading During Respiratory Events 195 Figure Increasing CO2 Levels In The Atmosphere 203 Table Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Description 212 Table Boost Oxygen Target Applications 226 Figure Boost Oxygen Canisters 226 Table Boost Oxygen Athlete Endorsements 227 Table Boost Oxygen Sports Supported 228 Figure Chart Industries Global Presence 234 Figure DeVilbiss Healthcare Regional Market Presence 246 Figure Draergerwerk Dräger Evita Infinity V Figure Draergerwerk Dräger Evita XL 249 Figure Foshan Keyhub Electronic Industries Co., Ltd. Oxygen Concentrator Assembly Line 253 Figure Foshan Keyhub Electronic Industries Co., Ltd. Oxygen Concentrator Assembly 256 Figure Gardner Denver / Thomas Compressor 258 Figure Gardner Denver / Thomas Compressors 259 Table Typical Applications For Thomas Products 260 Table Gardner Denver Thomas Manufactured Products 261 Figure Gardner Denver Thomas Leading Global Manufacturer Product Set 262 Table Gardner Denver Thomas Industries Served 263 Table Gardner Denver Thomas Strategy 264 Table

18 Gardner Denver Operations Product Range 265 Table Invacare Non-Acute Health Care Distribution Network Functions 279 Table Other Invacare Product Sets for Homecare 284 Figure Invacare Homecare Market Leader 287 Figure Invacare Homecare Market Segment Leadership 288 Figure Invacare Market Share Leadership Position 289 Figure Invacare Product Portfolio Positioning 290 Figure Invacare Global Product Innovation 291 Figure Jiuxin Medical Jogger Portable Ventilator 292 Figure Jiuxin Medical ICU Ventilator Features 293 Figure Live Oxygen Therapy 296 Figure Longfian Scitech JAY-20 Industry Oxygen 299 Table Oxygen Plus Conditions That Can Reduce Oxygen Levels 303 Table Oxygen Plus Use Before Meditating 305 Table Oxygen Plus Selected Customers 306 Figure Summit Altox Personal Oxygen System 307 Table Philips Luxeon Features 315 Table Philips Luxeon LED Functions 316 Figure

19 Philips Global Presence 318 Figure Philips Global Trends And Challenges 320 Table Philips Positions To Simplify Global Healthcare Delivery For The Long Term 322 Table Philips Healthcare Delivery Product Positioning 323 Figure Philips Delivering Margin Improvement and Decreasing Manufacturing Overhead 325 Figure Philips Healthcare Information Systems Market Shares 326 Figure Pod Oxygen Canister 329 Figure Weyergans High Care AG Vacumed Hpyperbolic Oxygen Therapy 330 Figure Zoom Game Cycle 331

20 ABOUT THE COMPANY WinterGreen Research, research strategy relates to identifying market trends through reading and interviewing opinion leaders. By using analysis of published materials, interview material, private research, detailed research, social network materials, blogs, and electronic analytics, the market size, shares, and trends are identified. Analysis of the published materials and interviews permits WinterGreen Research senior analysts to learn a lot more about markets. Discovering, tracking, and thinking about market trends is a high priority at WinterGreen Research. As with all research, the value proposition for competitive analysis comes from intellectual input. WinterGreen Research, founded in 1985, provides strategic market assessments in telecommunications, communications equipment, health care, Software, Internet, Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Renewable energy, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on opportunities that expand existing markets or develop major new markets. The reports access new product and service positioning strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on products, services, and markets. Innovation that drives markets is explored. Market shares are provided. Leading market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced computer technology markets for over 30 years. The studies provide primary analytical insight about the market participants. By publishing material relevant to the positioning of each company, readers can look at the basis for analysis. By providing descriptions of each major participant in the market, the reader is not dependent on analyst assumptions, the information backing the assumptions is provided, permitting readers to examine the basis for the conclusions. WinterGreen Research is positioned to help customers facing challenges that define the modern enterprises. The increasingly global nature of science, technology and engineering is a reflection of the implementation of the globally integrated enterprise. Customers trust wintergreen research to work alongside them to ensure the success of the participation in a particular market segment. WinterGreen Research supports various market segment programs; provides trusted technical services to the marketing departments. It carries out accurate market share and forecast analysis services for a range of commercial and government customers globally. These are all vital market research support solutions requiring trust and integrity. About The Principal Authors Ellen T. Curtiss, Technical Director, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, conducts strategic and market assessments in technology-based industries. Previously she was a member of the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, specializing in strategic planning and market development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide telecommunications markets, the top ten internet equipment companies, the top ten contract manufacturing companies, and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts.

21 Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, is a senior analyst. She has done research in communications, healthcare equipment, and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She has the original patents in electronic voting machines. She has new patent applications in format varying, mulitprocessing, and electronic voting. She is the author of recent studies of the Regional Bell Operating Companies' marketing strategies, Internet equipment, biometrics, a study of Internet Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, Web Services, and Application Integration markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College. Ms. Eustis was names Top Woman CEO in 2012 by Who s Who Worldwide. She was names Top Woman Market Research Analyst the same year.

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