GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company specializing in respiratory products for homecare use, announced the launch of Aurora CPAP masks, a new product within the Inogen portfolio designed for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
SANDY, Utah—Just outside Salt Lake City sits an old, two-story, brick hotel. It’s been given new life as a homeless shelter for seniors. The Medically Vulnerable People shelter—or MVP shelter, as it’s known—is for people 62 and older or for younger adults with chronic health issues.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—Superior Health Holdings, a provider of home health and hospice services across Louisiana, announced the acquisition of the Bayou Country hospice operations of Hope Healthcare and Hospice BC, LLC, a community-based hospice provider headquartered in Houma, Louisiana.
LAS VEGAS—Intuition Robotics has announced ElliQ’s new health agent capabilities, an expansion of the ElliQ robot that turns the artificial intelligence (AI) companion into a proactive health agent, increasing insights on health and functional status as well as adherence on medications, screenings, wellness activities, lifestyle recommendations and clinical action plans.
ELYRIA, Ohio & SPICEWOOD, Texas—Adaptive Switch Laboratories, a division of Invacare America, has launched the ASL iON Integrated Drive Control System, an advancement for power wheelchair users that goes beyond improved mobility to help enhance their ability to engage with people, interact with their environment and meet more of their needs independently.
SAN FRANCISCO—SleepRes, Inc., a sleep technology company focused on reimagining therapy for sleep breathing disorders, announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Kricket PAP device, powered by Kairos Positive Airway Pressure (KPAP) for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients weighing more than 66 pounds. The SleepRes PAP system is intended for home, hospital/institutional and sleep center settings.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced it has issued a fourth temporary extension of the COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for the Prescription of Controlled Medications, extending the current telemedicine flexibilities through Dec. 31, 2026.
RALEIGH, North Carolina—Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Giselle Alexandria Farrell was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay $12,916.56 in restitution after pleading guilty to Medicaid provider fraud.
WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan—Trace Medical, a provider of advanced respiratory rentals and biomedical services, announced an equity investment in LiViliti Health Products Inc., a provider of CPAP and respiratory accessories based in Sarasota, Florida.
WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Energy and Commerce plans to discuss several homecare-related bills, including those related to home medical equipment payment relief, home infusion expansion and ultralight wheelchairs, during a hearing focused on expanding access to care for seniors.
