The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Transcend Inc. recently introduced Transcend Micro, the world’s smallest and lightest portable continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. Weighing under a half pound and measuring less than four inches, Transcend Micro is designed to make it more convenient for people who suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea to maintain their sleep […]
Detailed diagnostic spirometry is now simpler than ever, thanks to Vitalograph’s micro™ spirometer which offers exceptional test accuracy and has a large touch screen for real-time test guidance and results interpretation. The sleek and compact design of the micro is perfect for mobile testing: it features a 325-test subject memory, […]
By Nathan Costiuc, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC There is a burden that sleep clinicians carry with them in any patient encounter – the burden of knowing that the results of your work with patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) depend heavily on how well those patients adhere to treatment. Unfortunately, […]
Ambu Inc., celebrated the 65th birthday of its iconic invention, the Ambu® BagTM, by donating 650 of the lifesaving devices to International Medical Corps, a global humanitarian organization. Allan Jensen, Vice President of Sales, Anesthesia at Ambu, presented the Ambu Bags to Rebecca Milner, Chief Advancement Officer at International Medical Corps, in a ceremony […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients, caregivers, and health care providers that Philips Respironics (Philips) recalled certain masks used with bilevel positive airway pressure (also known as Bilevel PAP, BiPAP, or BPAP) machines and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines due to a serious safety concern. The […]
Michigan Instruments is excited to introduce the Spontaneous Breathing Lung (SBL™)! The new and improved way to create spontaneous breathing with accurate stimulation of a breathing patient. Spontaneous breathing simulations are useful for testing, designing, and training on non-invasive and supportive modes of ventilation, as well as oxygenation. The SBL […]
We all know someone who is “supposed” to wear their CPAP machine but doesn’t. The one who went through the process of having a custom dental appliance made but doesn’t bother to wear it. The one who continues to suffer from sleep deprivation because even when they did what they […]
By Nathan Costiuc, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Inspiratory muscle training, also known as IMT, is an emerging area of research in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). And although that research is in its early stages, IMT has shown promise as an effective way to improve OSA as an adjuvant […]
By Nick Orr Learnings from the 2022 RWJ Barnabas Health RT Conference Before attending the RWJBarnabas Health Respiratory Therapy Conference at the end of June 2022, I didn’t know as much about the outstanding individuals who specialize in respiratory therapy (RT) beyond their penchant for becoming RPSGTs (registered polysomnographic technologists). However, the Health […]
Nihon Kohden OrangeMed, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its NKV-330 Ventilator System. The NKV-330 is a non-invasive ventilator that provides respiratory support to adult and pediatric patients. It offers not only non-invasive ventilation but also invasive ventilation as well as high-flow oxygen therapy. In […]
