Cannula Costs & How To Reduce Them

(portable O2 & Turbo-206 O2)

Fred Clark, CAPTCivil Air Patrol

SWR-NM-030, Sqdn IIJanuary, 2013

• We have two oxygen systems in the Squadron:1) the Aerox portable tanks:

2) and the Precise Flight built-in system in the turbo-206:

Aerox portable tank connector/valve and flow-meter

Aerox portable tank connector/valve and flow-meter

These are different from …

Precise Flight connector and valve/flow-meter

• As an individual, you do not need to buy either of the valve/connector/flow-meter connections for either system.

• As an individual, you do not need to buy either of the valve/connector/flow-meter connections for either system.

• Those stay with the O2 tanks (for the Aerox system) or with the airplane (for the turbo-206 system).

• As an individual, you do not need to buy either of the valve/connector/flow-meter connections for either system.

• Those stay with the O2 tanks (for the Aerox system) or with the airplane (for the turbo-206 system).

• You only need your own cannula.

Cannula for Aerox portable O2 tank

Cannula for Aerox portable O2 tank

Note bell-shaped connecting end

Cannula for Precise Flight O2 system in Turbo-206

Cannula for PreciseFlight O2 system in Turbo-206

Note plastic adaptor (comes standard with the 206 cannula and must stay with it)

$44.43 ($35.54 + $8.89 s&h) athttp://aerox.com/product/conserving-cannula-cc-rev-a

$29.95 + s&h from Precise Flight

• Thus, for an individual purchase, your cost could be well over $75.00, if you purchased one each of the two types of cannulas.

Wouldn’t It Be Better to Buy One Cannula That Fits Both Systems?

(There is a way.)

Buy a cannula that has the bell-shaped connecting end

Buy a plastic adaptor

Cut the bell-shaped connecting end off of the cannula tubing

Cut the bell-shaped connecting end off of the cannula tubing – but DON’T throw it away!

Insert plastic adaptor into tubing. This cannula can then be used with the Turbo-206 O2 system.

To use the same cannula with the portable Aerox system, re-attach the bell-shaped connector-end onto the other end of the plastic adaptor.

• Thus, a cannula plus a plastic adaptor would allow you to have one personal cannula that can be used to attach to either the Aerox portable tank or the Turbo-206 oxygen systems, interchangeably.

Where to Buy(prices as of December, 2013, for individual orders)

• Buy connector from: Precise Flight, for $6.17 ($1.00 + $5.17 s&h) at

541-382-8684; ask for Salesperson 34(Note: same $5.17 s&h could apply to larger quantities.)

Where to Buy(prices as of December, 2013, for individual orders)

• Buy connector from (Cont’d): Precise Flight, for $6.17 ($1.00 + $5.17 s&h) at

541-382-8684; ask for Salesperson 34(Note: same $5.17 s&h could apply to larger quantities.)

McMaster-Carr, for $5.86 ($0.56 + $5.30 s&h) at http://www.mcmaster.com/#2429k37/=pitz1x (Note: same s&h could apply to larger quantities.)

Where to Buy(prices as of December, 2013, for individual orders)

• Buy cannula from: Aerox, for $44.43 ($35.54 + $8.89 s&h) athttp://aerox.com/product/conserving-cannula-cc-rev-a

Where to Buy(prices as of December, 2013, for individual orders)

• Buy cannula from (Cont’d): Aerox, for $44.43 ($35.54 + $8.89 s&h) athttp://aerox.com/product/conserving-cannula-cc-rev-a Aircraft Spruce, for $28.27 ($24.50 + $3.77 s&h),

athttp://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/oxymizercan.php?clickkey=18051

Where to Buy(prices as of December, 2013, for individual orders)

• Buy cannula from (Cont’d): Allegro Medical, for $26.75 ($19.30 + $7.45 s&h)

at http://www.allegromedical.com/respiratory-therapy-c534/oxymizer-oxygen-conserving-devices-disposable-p560994.html (be sure to select “Mustache style”)

• Thus, your cost could still be over $32.00, if you purchased on your own.

• Thus, your cost could still be over $32.00, if you purchased on your own.

• However ...

• Thus, your cost could still be over $32.00, if you purchased on your own.

• However ... • With volume buying (3 or more), Allegro

Medical offers discounts & reduced or free shipping on purchases of $50.00 or more. Thus, we can get the per-cannula cost down to $20.00 (including cannula, adaptor, and s&h).

• Show of hands for who wants to sign up to buy his/her own $20.00 cannula?

(Note: payment must be made in advance; arrangements will be made through Squadron and/or Wing Finance)