Tag: CPAP Machines

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – There’s only a “small risk” that the sound abatement foam in the first-generation DreamStation is being compromised by outside factors, including ozone cleaners, but Philips has chosen to be proactive and fix or replace these CPAP devices in the U.S., says CEO Frans van Houten. The occurrence rate of deterioration of the foam is about 0.03%, based on internal user reports and testing, the company says. “The use of ozone is typically a U.S....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Absolute Respiratory Care is part of a group helping to collect CPAP and bi-level machines for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients as part of VentilatorProject.Org.Dana Lesperance, director of marketing and sales for the Johnston, R.I.-based company, hopes the initial 120 machines are just the start.“Health care systems are so short on everything,” he said. “It's exciting to able to be a part of this, from a donation (of equipment) standpoint and donation of...

DARIEN, Ill. - AASM SleepTM, a telemedicine platform for board-certified sleep physicians and accredited sleep centers from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is now available for the HME industry. AASM SleepTM offers a secure web-based video platform to facilitate live consultations and follow-up visits between DME providers and patients, including equipment set-up and troubleshooting potential problems. “Telemedicine is changing the health care landscape by increasing connectivity between...

WEST BERLIN, N.J. - If you want to get a sense of where the CPAP market is headed, go straight to the source: the customers, says provider Tony Zadnik.The provider regularly asks customers to participate in short surveys that ask questions like whether they take an active role in monitoring their therapy; how they monitor their therapy; and how often they replace parts.Sometimes the survey answers make Zadnik, owner of online provider The CPAP Shop, say, 'wow'; other times they underscore what Zadnik...