Tag: sleep apnea therapy
Number of remotely monitored patients spiked in 2016, according to Berg Insight
February 14, 2017HME News Staff
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The number of remotely monitored patients grew by 44% to 7.1 million in 2016, according a new report from Berg Insight.What's more, the number of remotely monitored patients will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.9% to reach 50.2 million by 2021, says the market research firm.The two main applications in the market are monitoring patients with sleep therapy devices and monitoring patients with implantable cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices. Berg Insight...
New sleep apnea device hits U.S. market
January 17, 2017HME News Staff
BRISBANE, Australia - Oventus on Jan. 16 announced the U.S. launch of O2Vent, what it calls the first and only sleep disorder device cleared by the Food and Drug Administration that provides relief for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea via a unique, separate airway that avoids multiple sites of obstruction, including the nose, soft palate and the tongue. The device, which uses 3D printing technologies and is customized for each patient from medical-grade titanium, works by stabilizing the...