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Masimo Announces U.S. Release of Trace™ Data Visualization and Reporting Tool
Masimo announced today the U.S. release of Trace™, patient data visualization and reporting software designed for Masimo Root® and Radical-7® monitors. Trace is the first data visualization and reporting software compatible with the full capabilities of the Masimo Root Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform, including Radical-7 and Radius-7® Pulse CO-Oximeters®, […]
Deep Sleep Critical for Visual Learning
Remember those “Magic Eye” posters from the 1990s? You let your eyes relax, and out of the tessellating structures, a 3-D image of a dolphin or a yin yang or a shark would emerge. Becoming skilled at seeing those 3-D images is an example of visual perceptual learning, and University […]
Philips Takes Home the 2017 North American Home Ventilation Product Leadership Award for Trilogy Vent Series
Philips’s Trilogy offer multiple ventilation modes, real time data sharing capabilities and a long battery life that allows patients to have a near normal quality of life. Based on its recent analysis of the home ventilation market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Philips with the 2017 North American Home Ventilation […]
3B Medical Announces Two New CPAP Masks
3B Medical is excited to announce FDA clearances for two new CPAP masks. The Viva is 3B’s newest nasal mask. A light, simple and comfortable design makes this nasal mask stand out from the competition. The Numa Full Face Mask also received FDA clearance and shares the same design philosophy […]
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 […]
Telemonitoring and Automated Messages Improve CPAP Adherence
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to use CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, when their use is telemonitored and they receive individualized, automated messages that reinforce therapy adherence, according to a randomized, controlled trial published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Effect […]
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 […]
Endobronchial Valve Treatment Appears to Improve Lung Function in Patients with Severe Emphysema
People with severe emphysema may breathe better after a minimally invasive procedure that places valves in the airways leading to diseased portions of their lungs, according to a randomized, controlled trial published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “A Multicenter RCT […]
Draeger Sponsors “Rally to Congress” Motorcycle Rally to Indy
New this year for AARC Congress 2017 (Oct. 4–7) is Rally to Congress, a charity motorcycle rally sponsored by Draeger, Inc. Motorcyclists will ride from their hometowns to Indianapolis, IN, the AARC Congress 2017 host site. All funds raised through the campaign will benefit the American Respiratory Care Foundation (501c3), […]













