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PETERBOROUGH, N.H., and SAN FRANCISCO - SoClean has a new partnership with Extend, a company that provides extended warranties and protection plans. SoClean now has the ability to offer an “up-leveled extended warranty experience, while also increasing their bottom margins and bottom-line profits,” according to a press release. Extend provides a way for companies to integrate an extended warranty program into e-commerce platforms like Shopify and into custom solutions through APIs.

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - SoClean is reducing staff in its call centers, but it's looking to grow staff in R&D and other areas of the company, CEO Bob Wilkins has told the Monadnock Ledger Transcript. The company, citing the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has laid off 23 call center employees here and in Montana in recent weeks, according to the newspaper. Sleep centers have been restricted during the pandemic, weakening referrals for CPAP therapy, a key indicator for sales of SoClean's CPAP...

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - SoClean has expanded its product portfolio to include the SoClean Air Purifier and the SoClean Device Disinfector. The company says the air purifier eliminates up to 99.9999% of airborne viruses, bacteria and allergens, surpassing HEPA standards. It says its disinfector kills up to 99.9% of bacteria and viruses on high-touch everyday items, including smart phones and key fobs. “We are always looking for new ways to expand our presence within the health technology industry...

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - SoClean has initiated patent infringement litigation against Sunset Healthcare Solutions and its Zoey CPAP sanitizer in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. SoClean said in a statement to HME News that, based on a preliminary finding, the court found there is a “substantial likelihood of prevailing on its claim of infringement.” The case is now scheduled to proceed to discovery and trial. Sunset Healthcare Solutions, which launched the Zoey earlier this year,...

YARMOUTH, Maine - SoClean will cover the cost of repairs for three years “in the unlikely event” that ozone from its product damages ResMed's AirSense 10.SoClean told its partners in a letter that if a patient uses its cleaning device with an AirSense 10 that was purchased on or after Feb. 1, the company will cover the cost to repair the CPAP device during the initial two-year warranty period “in the unlikely event the AirSense 10 shows validated damage consistent with the use of...

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - SoClean has named Francis Choi as vice president of Asia Pacific. Choi has extensive experience in consumer and healthcare business development in China and the Asia-Pacific region. "International expansion is a complicated exercise, but we are confident Francis brings a range of experience in the healthcare products space that will help bring SoClean's technology and products to consumers everywhere," said Bob Wilkins, CEO. With Asia Pacific accounting for nearly 60% of the...

PETERBOROUGH, N.H., and CAESAREA, Israel - SoClean has exclusive rights to market and sell the WatchPAT ONE to the direct-to-consumer market in the U.S., subject to purchasing certain minimum quantities. “The collaboration is designed to overcome the barriers to sleep apnea testing and therapy solutions by enabling consumers to purchase remote sleep consultations and home-based sleep test using the WatchPAT One in the comfort of their own homes,” a press release states. Itamar Medical's...

WASHINGTON - The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed changes to the Stark Law that would, among other things, create new exceptions that recognize incentives are different in healthcare systems that pay for value- vs. volume-based care.The proposal includes proper safeguards that ensure the Stark Law will continue to provide meaningful protection against overutilization and other harms, while giving physicians and other healthcare providers added flexibility to improve the quality...

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Expanding internationally can be trickier than U.S. companies think, so SoClean last week named Egbert van Acht, the former CEO of the Personal Health business at Philips, where he was responsible for $7 billion in sales worldwide, as its global business growth advisor.Here's what van Acht had to say from Amsterdam about the importance of hygiene in health care and growing SoClean's presence overseas.HME News: What intrigued you about SoClean?Egbert van Acht: I'm a mission driven...

GF Health Products has achieved ISO 13485:2016 and MDAP certification at six of its facilities, including its corporate headquarters in Atlanta and its manufacturing facility in Fond du Lac, Wis. “We are extremely proud of our employees' efforts as this certification provides a critical building block for our continued growth in the medical device market and is yet another example of our ongoing dedication to quality,” said Cherie Antoniazzi, senior vide president of quality, regulatory...