Masimo announced FDA clearance of the Rad-67™ Pulse CO-Oximeter® with Spot-check Next Generation SpHb® monitoring technology and the rainbow® DCI®-mini Reusable Sensor. Rad-67 offers rainbow® noninvasive hemoglobin measurement (SpHb) and Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ SET® pulse oximetry in a compact, portable spot-check monitoring device. When used with the rainbow® DCI-mini sensor, Rad-67 provides spot-check monitoring […]
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ResMed Launches Next-generation ReSupply Solution
Brand-agnostic solution helps HMEs provide timely PAP replacement supplies to sleep apnea patients, increases long-term adherence and improves satisfaction ResMed today launched its automated ResMed ReSupply solution for all U.S. home medical equipment (HME) providers to increase sleep apnea patients’ long-term therapy adherence and improve patient satisfaction. Patients enrolled in […]
St. Luke’s Achieves Compelling Results After Implementing Masimo Supplemental Remote Monitoring Solution
St. Luke’s University Health Network (St. Luke’s) and Masimo announced that St. Luke’s, a regional network of 10 hospitals and 320 affiliated sites providing service to 10 counties in eastern Pennsylvania, is expanding their use of a variety of Masimo technologies following impressive outcome results at a pilot site. Four years ago, seeking […]
Antiepileptics Increase the Risk of Pneumonia Among Persons with Alzheimer’s
People with Alzheimer’s disease using antiepileptic drugs have twice the risk of pneumonia compared to non-users, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The risk was highest in the beginning of use, but remained on an elevated level even in long-term use. The results were published in […]
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Sunosi for EDS and OSA
Sunosi is the first and only dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved by the FDA to improve wakefulness in adults living with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sunosi™ (solriamfetol) to improve wakefulness in adult patients […]
Itamar Medical Advances HSAT With WatchPAT™ 300
Latest WatchPAT innovation improves patient comfort and simplifies physician workflow Itamar Medical Ltd. today announced the launch of WatchPAT 300, the next generation WatchPAT system for home sleep apnea testing. WatchPAT 300 includes several advances that are designed to enhance both patients’ WatchPAT experience as well as provide physicians with a […]
Short-term Exposure to Common Air Pollutants May Increase Asthma Deaths
Chinese Researchers Find Increased Risk in Large Study Population Short-term exposure to three common air pollutants may increase the risk of dying from asthma, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and […]
Instrumentation Laboratory Receives FDA Clearance For GEM Premier IVD Analyzer
Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) announced the 510(k) clearance of their latest innovation, the GEM Premier ChemSTAT in vitro diagnostic (IVD) analyzer with Intelligent Quality Management (iQM®) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A new and complementary member of the GEM® Premier™ Family, the GEM Premier ChemSTAT system is designed for […]
New Study Finds Significant Differences How Various ASV Devices Treat Complex Sleep Apnea
Using Philips PAP solutions, results resurface conversation around ASV therapy use for complex sleep apnea and its potential to improve quality of life Royal Philips announced results from a recent study, Comparison of Physiological Performance of Four Adaptive Servo Ventilation Devices in Patients with Complex Sleep Apnea in the American Journal of Respiratory […]
Breas Medical Introduces The Z2™ CPAP
Breas Medical introduces the Z2™ CPAP – the ultra-small, lightweight CPAP that’s perfect for travel. “Our goal was to take the small, light package of the Z1 CPAP and improve its performance so that it is quieter and starts up therapy on the first breath,” says Tom Miller, General Manager […]













