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Ultra Introduces Ruggedized Portable Oxygen Concentrator

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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By B.C. KessnerQUANTICO, Va.--Ultra Electronics Tuesday unveiled for the first time in the United States its mGO ruggedized military lightweight portable oxygen system capable of providing around the clock supplemental oxygen for a patient without the need for explosive-hazard oxygen bottles. "We're targeting a projected Army requirement for a lightweight oxygen generator," George Straubs, Ultra's U.S. marketing director, told Defense Daily Monday in a telephone interview. The request for proposals is expected in about the December timeframe. The scope of…

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