Tag: sanitizing
FDA issues safety communication on CPAP cleaning devices
March 11, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety communication informing patients and health care providers that devices to clean, disinfect or sanitize CPAP devices or accessories using ozone gas or ultraviolet light are not legally marketed for this use by the FDA, so their safety and effectiveness is unknown. The FDA has identified several manufacturers that are marketing ozone gas or UV light-based products and asked them to submit data demonstrating their safety and effectiveness....
SoClean expands international reach
December 13, 2018HME News Staff
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - SoClean is bringing its automated CPAP cleaner and sanitizer directly to consumers in key international markets, it announced Dec. 11. In 2018, the company expanded to Canada and the United Kingdom, and soon it will expand to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and Australia. “As SoClean has grown in the U.S. market, we're in the perfect position to expand globally,” said CEO Robert Wilkins. “By doing so, we want to change lives around the world and help educate...