Author: SleepWorld Magazine

Industry News 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 […]

Industry News

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,” […]

Product News

Navigating the World of Online Mattresses

Disclosure: RTSleepWorld has affiliate agreements with some of the companies that appear on our website and we may earn commissions from those partnerships. Just a few years ago, buying a new mattress meant going to a store, slipping off your shoes and lying on several varieties. Today, though, buying a […]

Product News

Study Compares Performance of Masimo Acoustic Respiration Rate (RRa®) and Nellcor Plethysmographic Respiration Rate in Volunteers

Masimo announced today that researchers at the Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Department of Anesthesiology, in Japan have published a study investigating the measurement of respiration rate in volunteers. Masimo acoustic respiration rate (Masimo), using the Masimo Radical-7® Pulse CO-Oximeter®, was studied alongside Nellcor plethysmographic respiration rate (Nellcor), using the Nellcor […]

Product News

Study Finds MedCline™ Significantly Improves Symptoms in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal or “Silent” Reflux

A new study in the American Journal of Otolaryngology finds that a medical device is helpful in significantly improving symptoms in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).  Researchers at The Cleveland Clinic studied the non-invasive medical device, called MedCline™, and found that it significantly improved self-reported symptoms of nocturnal reflux, as […]

Technology

Electromed Launches SmartVest Connect™ Wireless Technology for SmartVest® SQL®

Electromed, Inc. today announced the late June launch of the SmartVest® SQL® with SmartVest Connect™ wireless technology, a personalized high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy management portal for patients with compromised pulmonary function. The SmartVest SQL with wireless technology features built-in cellular connectivity, offering healthcare teams and patients access to treatment information […]