Product/Vendor Updates
Sommetrics Launches Pivotal Clinical Study of aerSleep II OSA Treatment Device, Raise Additional $11 Million
Sommetrics announced the launch of the pivotal clinical trial of its aerSleep® II device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study is being conducted at 10 university and community-based sleep centers in the U.S. under an Investigational Device Exemption approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Termed the […]
Nox Medical Virtual Product Launch
Nox Medical Virtual Product Launch Thursday, October 7th, 2021 8:00am PT / 11:00am ET / 17:00pm CEST In a time where we are seeing growth in awareness of sleep health and the demand for sleep studies continues to expand, polysomnography remains the gold standard for sleep studies. But not all […]
New Study Evaluates the Feasibility of Using Masimo EMMA Capnography on Mechanically Ventilated Neonates
Masimo announced the findings of a study published in the European Journal of Pediatrics in which Dr. Masashi Hotta and colleagues at the Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Japan found that the Masimo EMMA® Portable Capnograph “may be considered an effective monitoring device” for mechanically ventilated preterm infants (neonates).1 Noting the importance […]
How the CPAP Crisis is Affecting Patients and Sleep Labs
By Sean B. Gipson, RPSGT With COVID-19 on the rise again, sleep programs around the world are looking for advice and direction on how to operate during the pandemic struggles we continue to fight. The battle seems to be a losing one with the Delta variant looming and causing admission […]
Masimo CEO Joe Kiani Appointed to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Masimo announced that Founder, Chairman, and CEO Joe Kiani has been appointed by President Joe Biden to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The President’s video announcement can be found seen above. Since 1933, with the creation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt of a Science Advisory […]
FDA Breakthrough Device Designation Granted to Genio System for OSA
Nyxoah SA has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the Genio® bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation system Breakthrough Device Designation for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe OSA and Complete Concentric Collapse (CCC) of the soft palate. The FDA’s Breakthrough Designation Program was created […]
Philips Respironics Returns to Advertising with Remote Mask Fitting
Vitalograph Podcast Adds New Series “Ask the Respiratory Therapist”
Vitalograph® (USA) Inc. has created a series of special editions for their Exhale podcast focused on the front lines of the great pandemic. The next several episodes will be titled “Ask the Respiratory Therapist.” This special series will interview multiple Respiratory therapists and PFT technicians in different healthcare situations caring […]
Philips Starts Repair and Replacement Program of U.S. First-Gen DreamStation Devices
Royal Philips today announced an update in connection with the June 14, 2021 recall notification* for specific Philips sleep and respiratory care devices that was issued to address potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam component in these devices. More than half of the affected devices […]
