SleepRes hires former Philips engineer
By HME News Staff
Updated 8:41 AM CDT, Fri July 22, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - SleepRes, developer of the V̇-Com, has announced Bernard Hete, PhD, as its chief technology officer to oversee future research and development. He was a senior engineer at Philips Respironics for 30 years. “Bernie [Dr. Hete] was always the smartest guy in the room, who always kept our ideas at Respironics to the laws of physics,” said Eugene Scarberry, a retired senior engineer at Philips who got the first FDA approval for CPAP back in 1985. “I have known Bernie for 30 years, and he is a wonderful person. Dr. (William) Noah knew exactly which scientist they needed to head up all their research projects.” Noah, a pulmonary and sleep medicine physician, founded SleepRes in 2021. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Akron, and a PhD in bioengineering from Penn State. He worked at Philips Respironics building various technologies related to mechanical ventilators and sleep apnea products, as well as other medical diagnostic and treatment devices. V̇-Com is a device that softens peak inspiratory flow to make CPAP devices more comfortable and increase adherence.
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