The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
[playht_player width=”100%” height=”175″ voice=”Noah”]More than one-third of the people in the United States who have epilepsy are at risk for a deadly complication called “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.” That means 1.2 million people are at risk for the complication each year – and it will kill about 4,000 of […]
[playht_player width=”100%” height=”175″ voice=”Noah”]RespiraWorks, a nonprofit innovator of ventilators for developing countries, and Integrated Computer Solutions (ICS), creators of sophisticated embedded and touchscreen-enabled devices, announced a partnership to collaborate on RespiraWorks’ open-source ventilator. The medical-grade device, which can be assembled for under $500, is being designed for long-term vs. crisis use and for […]
ALung Technologies, Inc. announced the recent initiation of commercial development of its next-generation artificial lung, which expands the Company’s focus on highly efficient gas exchange devices and also broadens its applicable market. The Company’s current product, the Hemolung® Respiratory Assist System (RAS), is the only fully comprehensive extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal […]
Abiomed, maker of the Impella heart pump, has acquired Breethe, developer of a novel extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system that will complement and expand Abiomed’s product portfolio to more comprehensively serve the needs of patients whose lungs can no longer provide sufficient oxygenation, including patients suffering from cardiogenic shock or respiratory […]
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved an expanded age range for Inspire therapy to include 18-21-year-old patients, as compared to the previous minimum age requirement for patients to be 22 years old. Following a detailed review of the clinical evidence […]
Vapotherm, Inc. has announced that the FDA recently granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the Company’s Oxygen Assist Module (OAM). FDA’s Breakthrough Device Program is intended to help patients and healthcare providers receive more timely access to breakthrough technologies that have the potential to provide more effective treatment or diagnosis of […]
Prisma Health Collaborates with Ethicon Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, to Manufacture and Distribute the VESper™ Ventilator Expansion Splitter Device that is Authorized for Emergency Use Only During the COVID-19 Pandemic Prisma Health announced today that it is collaborating with Ethicon Inc., part of the […]
Ford is working with 3M to manufacture at scale Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs). Ford and 3M are collaborating on the new design leveraging parts from both companies to meet urgent demand for first responders and health care workers; Ford is exploring production of the new PAPR in a Ford facility […]
Masimo has announced the results of a recently published ten-year retrospective study in which researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center investigated the impact of an integrated clinical surveillance monitoring system, using Masimo SET® and Patient SafetyNet™ technologies, on mortality related to use of prescribed opioids in the general ward. Over the ten […]
Getinge has since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic seen an increased global demand for ventilators, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) equipment and advanced monitoring for Intensive Care Units. To meet the global demand, Getinge will temporarily increase its production of ventilators by 60% in 2020 compared to 2019 at its […]
