SeQual Gets Its Army Wings

SAN DIEGO — SeQual Technologies said Jan.
15 its Eclipse oxygen concentrator has received Airworthiness
certification from the U.S. Army for use aboard MEDEVAC H-60 Black
Hawk helicopters. Before certification of equipment, the company
said, the Army does extensive aeromedical testing that includes
electromagnetic interference and compatibility, environmental,
vibration and human factors testing in the laboratory as well as
in-flight assessments by engineers and medical personnel under a
variety of flight conditions. “Supporting our military with a
first-class product is an honor. Our mission is to offer the most
reliable oxygen generating system that soldiers can depend on in
the most extreme situations,” said Pam Jackson, SeQual senior
director. According to the company, the Eclipse can support
patients “far forward on the battlefield and during medical
evacuation missions. It is a small, lightweight point-of-use
generator that can be moved with the patient, which produces 93%± 3
medical grade oxygen and is powered by AC/DC or battery,”
eliminating the safety hazards of pressurized oxygen and the
logistical burden of continual resupply of oxygen cylinders.