FDA received a report of an Inogen One G5 oxygen concentrator shutting off with no oxygen

Document title: Inogen one g5 oxygen concentrator: FDA malfunction report involving AI

The FDA received a malfunction report involving Inogen one g5 oxygen concentrator, made by Inogen, Inc.. Received from Apria Healthcare under Medicare. 20 minutes - unit powered off - no oxygen.Called Inogen - "not their problem - call Apria Healthcare".

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The FDA received a malfunction report involving Inogen one g5 oxygen concentrator, made by Inogen, Inc.. Received from Apria Healthcare under Medicare. 20 minutes - unit powered off - no oxygen.Called Inogen - "not their problem - call Apria Healthcare". Said I would file because it is2 XS same problem with same unit model Inogen G5. We are awaiting anotheroxygenator portable now - stuck in house now for 3rd day with no back up option. /Product details: Had 2 Inogen G5 units delivered & replaced- worked 20 min t…

Inogen one g5 oxygen concentrator: FDA malfunction report involving AI
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In brief

Said I would file because it is2 XS same problem with same unit model Inogen G5. We are awaiting anotheroxygenator portable now - stuck in house now for 3rd day with no back up option. /Product details: Had 2 Inogen G5 units delivered & replaced- worked 20 min then nop…

Main points

  1. Device: Inogen one g5 oxygen concentrator; manufacturer: Inogen, Inc..
  2. FDA report type: Malfunction.
  3. An adverse-event report is a safety signal, not proof that the device caused the event.

The problem

An FDA adverse-event report linked Inogen one g5 oxygen concentrator to an AI-related malfunction; the report requires investigation and does not by itself establish causality.

The rundown

Received from Apria Healthcare under Medicare. 20 minutes - unit powered off - no oxygen.Called Inogen - "not their problem - call Apria Healthcare". Said I would file because it is2 XS same problem with same unit model Inogen G5. We are awaiting anotheroxygenator portable now - stuck in house now for 3rd day with no back up option. /Product details: Had 2 Inogen G5 units delivered & replaced- worked 20 min then nop…

The report is part of FDA’s MAUDE surveillance data. It should be read as a signal for follow-up, not a clinical conclusion or a verified incidence rate.

Sources

  1. GovernmentFDA MAUDE report 503302032026-08-19

The debate