Tag: SleepRes
In brief: Accendra Health CEO, Reliable Medical buy, SpinLife franchise
September 18, 2026HME News Staff
RICHMOND, Va. – Accendra Health has named Kenneth Gardner-Smith as its next president and CEO, succeeding Edward Pesicka, who announced his plans to retire in August.
Gardner-Smith, who has served on the company’s board of directors since March 2022, is expected to assume the role early in the fourth quarter of 2026. He currently serves as CEO of Veritas Veterinary Partners, a national specialty and emergency veterinary platform, where he spearheaded a strategy reset and executive...
Frost & Sullivan recognizes SleepRes Kricket PAP for innovation
September 17, 2026HME News Staff
SAN ANTONIO – Frost & Sullivan has announced that SleepRes has been recognized with the 2026 North America New Product Innovation Recognition for positive airway pressure devices for its achievements in product innovation, clinical differentiation and patient-centric therapy design. Frost & Sullivan says it evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. "The Kricket PAP device supports KPAP, traditional...
Rehasense, UpRiser and SleepRes win product awards at Medtrade
March 9, 2026HME News Staff
PHOENIX – Rehasense earned the Providers’ Choice Gold Award for its PAWS Power Assist, a line of motorized add-ons for manual wheelchairs, at Medtrade on March 4. The Provider’s Choice Silver award went to the UpRiser, a streamlined electric toilet assist that slides over any porcelain toilet bowl and allows for easy installation. UpRiser is made by Vital Fjord in The Netherlands. The Provider’s Choice Bronze award went to sleep tech innovator SleepRes for its new product,...
In brief: Medicare’s improper payments, DeltaWave’s expanded clearance & SleepRes’ new exec
January 21, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) estimated improper payment rate was 6.55%, or $28.83 billion, compared to the FY 2024 reported rate of 7.66%, or $31.70 billion, according to a new fact sheet from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The FY 2025 estimate marks the ninth consecutive year this rate has been below the 10% threshold for compliance established by improper payment statutory requirements, the agency says.
The...
SleepRes prepares Kricket for commercial launch
January 2, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - SleepRes is ready to shake up the CPAP market after receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Kricket positive airway pressure (PAP) device, powered by the Kairos Positive Airway Pressure (KPAP) algorithm.
“We’re confident that we’ll compete very well against the companies that are out there right now,” said David White, M.D., Harvard Medical School, and chief medical officer of SleepRes. “What...
Sunset to distribute SleepRes device
March 23, 2023HME News Staff
CHICAGO – Sunset Healthcare Solutions is partnering with SleepRes to distribute V-Com, a device that softens peak respiratory flow for patients using CPAP, APAP and bi-level PAP therapy. “We are always looking for strong partnerships and ways to bring solutions to providers to help them grow their business and create added value,” says PJ Ruflin, vice president of business development. “SleepRes and their V-Com product fit this objective perfectly, and we look forward to helping...
React Health partners with SleepRes
February 13, 2023HME News Staff
SARASOTA, Fla. – React Health has a new distribution agreement with SleepRes to provide V-Com with new CPAP orders in the United States. V-Com is placed between the CPAP mask and hose to reduce inspiratory pressure and flow, providing comfort with minimal to no reduction in expiratory pressure (EPAP). “React Health is committed to providing innovative options to improve comfort and patient tolerance to PAP therapy,” said Clint Geffert, president, commercial operations, Reach Health....
SleepRes hires former Philips engineer
July 22, 2022HME News Staff
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...
In brief: Philips provides update, Tomorrow Health raises funds, Sen. Thune meets members
July 1, 2022HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM – A comprehensive testing and research program on the PE-PUR foam in certain CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilator devices has shown very low prevalence of visible degradation, Philips announced in an update on June 28.
In first-generation DreamStation devices, which represent 68% of registered affected devices globally, testing found:
164 of 36,341 (0.5%) devices with self-reported no ozone use showed significant visible foam degradation.
777 of...
SleepRes surveys attendees on V̇-Com
June 29, 2022HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ninety-two percent of attendees at the recent Association of Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) meeting believe the newly introduced V̇-Com will improve CPAP adherence with new patients and 96% believe it will help with patients struggling with therapy, according to a survey conducted by SleepRes. Additionally, 84% of sleep medicine physicians and mid-levels who responded to the survey believe V̇-Com will decrease phone calls to their offices, as well as to medical equipment...