CPAP

IRVINE, Calif. (August 28, 2020)—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has launched F&P myMask—an app designed to guide obstructive sleep apnea patients who are new to CPAP therapy through the mask setup process.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 25, 2020)—Sanitation and disinfection are top of mind as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues. For SoClean, the company behind the CPAP sanitizer of the same name, sanitation is getting kicked up a notch with new products to clean the home. CEO Bob Wilkins shares with us. 

BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 29, 2020)—OJ Medtech/Charm Medical Supply announced the acquisition of PRO2 LLC, a professional oxygen and CPAP supply company. PRO2 operates out of two locations in the Buffalo, New York area and currently serves over 10,000 patients annually with rental equipment and related medical supplies. Clinicians and insurers are increasingly supportive of homecare services, which patients prefer and are much more cost efficient than similar treatments in the hospital setting.

AMSTERDAM (July 9, 2020)—Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced the launch of the Philips Respironics Mask Selector, a clinically validated, 3D facial scanning solution that helps providers to fit 9 out of 10 patients with the right mask from the start. The proprietary Mask Selector algorithm offers a novel solution in the shift toward digitization of health care, helping to improve business efficiencies by reducing costs associated with fitting time and mask waste.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (July 1, 2020)—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced today that F&P Evora, a nasal mask for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has received regulatory clearance for use in the United States.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. & OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 12, 2020)—Sleep Coaches, creator of a proprietary CPAP compliance and resupply outreach platform, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Allegiance Group, a firm specializing in strategies to improve patient pay collections in the homecare and durable medical equipment markets. 

SAN DIEGO (May 18, 2020)— ResMed  has launched ResMed MaskSelector, a digital tool to make remote patient mask selection and sizing easier and more effective, helping patients receive the care they need from home.
 

(March 27, 2020)—The limited supply of ventilators is one of the chief concerns facing hospitals as they prepare for more COVID-19 cases. In Italy, where hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients in respiratory failure, doctors have had to make difficult life-or-death decisions about who gets a ventilator and who does not.