Author: SleepWorld Magazine

Product/Vendor Updates

Masimo Announces FDA Clearance and Full Market Release of Rad-97™ Pulse CO-Oximeter®

Masimo announced today FDA 510(k) clearance and full market release of Rad-97™ Pulse CO-Oximeter®, including configurations with integrated NomoLine™ capnography and noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement from SunTech Medical. Rad-97 offers Masimo noninvasive and continuous monitoring, through Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ SET® pulse oximetry and upgradeable rainbow® technologies, in […]

Product/Vendor Updates

Smiths Medical and Sommetrics Sign Distribution Agreement for New Airway Management System

Smiths Medical today announced a distribution partnership with Sommetrics, a company that develops products and services to treat airway problems that arise during medical procedures and during sleep. As part of the partnership, Smiths Medical will distribute Sommetrics’ new and innovative aerFree™ Airway Management System (AMS), the first FDA-cleared external negative pressure […]

Policy/Regulatory Obstructive Sleep Apnea

SleepSafe Drivers® Sounds the Alarm on the Neglect of Trucker and Rail Operator’s Health and Public Safety

The withdrawal of the Proposed Rulemaking on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) does transportation industry a huge disservice Executives from SleepSafe Drivers, one of the nation’s leaders in Fatigue Management Programs (FMPs) for the transportation industry and other high-risk related jobs, sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Chao’s office outlining their […]

Product/Vendor Updates

Salter Acquires IntuBrite, Parker Medical and InnoMed Technologies

Salter Labs announced yesterday the acquisitions of IntuBrite®, Parker Medical, and InnoMed Technologies. “With these acquisitions, Salter offers a wide range of innovative, clinically-preferred airway management products that deliver improved outcomes and delight clinicians. They continue Salter’s tradition of products designed at the bedside to improve patient safety and comfort,” […]