Tag: Sleep Apnea
American Sleep Apnea Association rebrands
June 12, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) has rebranded as the Wellness, Sleep & Circadian Network (WSCN).
WSCN will build upon the 35-year-old ASAA's legacy of advocacy, education, research and support for people with sleep apnea, while expanding its reach to address the growing global demand for guidance around whole-day health.
The organization says it is redefining what it means to live well and make every moment count, acknowledging that life...
Resmed’s sleep strategy: Innovation or industry disruption?
June 6, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – CPAP providers say they can’t fault Resmed for expanding its reach into the sleep market, but there’s always concern that a “Goliath” will eventually muscle smaller companies out of the way.
Resmed’s strategic moves
Resmed announced in May that it had acquired VirtuOx, an independent diagnostic testing facility (IDTF) for sleep, respiratory and cardiac conditions. Earlier this spring, it announced the availability of its home...
Philips: ‘Masks remain one of the most important aspects in adherence’
June 2, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Philips officials highlighted the performance of the company's mask business in a recent earnings call. We asked Rahul Gundala, business lead, patient interfaces, Sleep & Respiratory Care, to elaborate on how, especially in the U.S., this product category has helped keep the company connected to HME providers as it works through a consent decree related to its CPAP devices.
HME News: What are the company's newest mask offerings? On a recent earnings call,...
RingConn smart ring debuts at Target
June 2, 2025HME News Staff
LOS ANGELES – RingConn has announced that it has expanded the retail presence for its RingConn Gen 2 Smart Ring with sleep apnea monitoring through a partnership with Target. The ring is now available for purchase on Target.com, marking the company’s strategic entry into the U.S. mainstream consumer market. “This strategic retail partnership represents a significant milestone in RingConn's mission to bring advanced, user-friendly health technology to mainstream consumers through...
F&P hits $2B-plus in revenue for first time
May 28, 2025HME News Staff
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare reported record total operating revenue of $2.02 billion for the full year ended March 31, 2025, a 16% increase from the prior financial year or 14% in constant currency.
Revenue was driven by broad-based growth in hospital consumables and double-digit growth in masks for treating obstructive sleep apnea, the company says.
“During the 2025 financial year, we stayed focused on the fundamentals of our business, and we...
sovaSage hires Randolph to lead marketing
May 28, 2025HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – sovaSage has named Robin Randolph as senior vice president of marketing. Randolph has more than 30 years of experience in sleep medicine, including a variety of positions in clinical settings, research, sleep lab operations and DME. Mos recently, she has focused on dental sleep medicine; previously, she held roles at Resmed and Fisher & Paykel. “We are thrilled to welcome Robin to the sovaSage leadership team,” said William Kaigler, CEO of sovaSage. “Her unparalleled...
EnsoData adds position data to sleep test
May 20, 2025HME News Staff
MADISON, Wis. – The FDA-cleared EnsoSleep PPG home sleep test now features position data captured by Advanced Brain Monitoring’s Night Shift sleep positioner. Incorporating positional data provides a more complete diagnostic picture of the patient’s sleep: 21% of sleep apnea patients would have little-to-no breathing problems if back-sleeping were avoided, and 70% of patients diagnosed with OSA are substantially more severe when back-sleeping, according to ABM research. “The...
Resmed to scale VirtuOx in bid to reduce bottleneck
May 2, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO – Resmed has acquired VirtuOx, a Coral Springs, Fla.-based IDTF, to address a bottleneck in sleep apnea testing that is creating "one of the biggest barriers" to CPAP therapy, says Resmed Chief Product Officer Justin Leong.
VirtuOx, which provides home-based diagnostic testing and patient monitoring for sleep, respiratory and cardiac conditions, has served more than 5.8 million patients, more than 250,000 physicians and more than 4,000 DME partners since 2005.
“We...
GEM Specialty Health offers ‘next step’ for sleep health
May 2, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
MINNEAPOLIS – With new partnerships with Sleep Number and Amino Health and $7 million in Series A funding, GEM Specialty Health aims to not only increase awareness of sleep health but also improve access to therapy.
As part of the partnership with Sleep Number, users of the bed retailer’s BreatheIQ app will now have the option to connect to the GEM Sleep virtual care platform to access clinical evaluations, diagnosis, treatment set up and support – all without setting foot...
Vivos to acquire sleep center
April 17, 2025HME News Staff
LITTLETON, Colo. - Vivos Therapeutics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Sleep Center of Nevada for up to $9 million.
The deal includes $6 million in cash, $1.5 million in Vivos common stock at closing, and potential additional $1.5 million in stock tied to performance milestones.
SCN, founded in 2008, is the largest sleep center in Nevada, with approximately 3,000 new patients each month. It operates seven locations with nearly 50 beds for overnight sleep testing.
“We...