Tag: ventilators
Vent manufacturers reassure providers
July 24, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Manufacturers are fielding calls from providers seeking guidance after Resmed issued a field safety notice for certain Astral ventilators and federal officials announced the end of COVID-era emergency use authorizations.
Resmed on July 15 issued a voluntary global medical device correction/field safety notice for its Astral 100 and Astral 150 ventilators built prior to October 2024 due to the potential of supercapacitors leaking over time. The leakage, the company says,...
Loewenstein Medical, Movair transition distribution for Luisa vent
July 21, 2026HME News Staff
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Loewenstein Medical Americas (LMA) has assumed direct responsibility for the sales, marketing, service and customer support for the Luisa ventilator in the United States. For the past five years, Austin, Texas-based Movair has served as the exclusive distributor for the Loewenstein Luisa ventilator in the U.S. During that time, the partnership between the two companies resulted in nearly 35,000 ventilators being placed across the country. “This milestone underscores...
UPDATED: FDA issues early alert of potential issue with Resmed Astral
July 16, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 15 issued an early alert to notify the public of a potentially high-risk device issue with certain Resmed Astral 100 and Astral 150 ventilators.
The FDA said it is aware that Resmed has issued a voluntary Global Medical Device Correction / Field Safety Notice for its Astral 100 and Astral 150 ventilators built prior to October 2024 due to the potential of a component called a supercapacitor leaking over time. The leakage...
Resmed issues correction for certain Astral vents
July 15, 2026HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – Resmed has issued a voluntary global Medical Device Correction / Field Safety Notice for its Astral 100 and Astral 150 ventilators built prior to October 2024. At issue: The vents may stop delivering therapy due to an internal component issue.
The company says that in a subset of Astral 100 and Astral 150 vents a component called a supercapacitor may leak over time, potentially causing damage to internal parts and resulting in the vents incorrectly entering a protective...
Stakeholders press CMS for clarification on vent requirement
May 14, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has joined several advocacy and patient groups in signing a letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz requesting immediate clarification on guidance for continuing-use criteria for home mechanical ventilators (HMVs) and respiratory assist devices (RADs) for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic respiratory failure due to COPD. In the absence of clear guidance, informal supplier surveys show that more than 50% of beneficiaries using HMVs or RADs could be required to return...
CQRC, industry stakeholders seek clarifications on vent policy
April 21, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON, DC – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) joined stakeholder groups in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urgently calling for clarifying guidance for the continuing use criteria for both home mechanical ventilators (HMV) and respiratory assist devices (RAD) used by Medicare beneficiaries with chronic respiratory conditions.
April 2026 is the month in which the first group of patients prescribed the devices must meet continuing use...
Viemed sees boost from Lehan’s in Q3
November 6, 2025HME News Staff
LAFAYETTE, La. – Viemed Healthcare reported revenue of $71.9 million for the third quarter 2025, a 24% increase compared to the previous quarter in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA totaled $16.1 million, a 15.5% increase.
During the quarter:
Viemed repurchased and cancelled 1,706,380 common shares under its share repurchase program at a cost of $11.4 million, representing an average buyback price of $6.68 per share; and
Closed on its acquisition...
React Health signs with Quality Biomedical to boost service capabilities for vents
August 27, 2025HME News Staff
BOULDER, Colo. – React Health has expanded its post-sale warranty and non-warranty service program by signing Quality Biomedical as a national Factory Authorized Service Center. “As our market penetration grows, we need established service partners to provide top-notch, post-sale service for both warranty and out-of-warranty support,” said Brian Farkas, director of service for React Health. “Quality Biomedical has been a strong service partner since we began selling O2 concentrators...
Breas integrates with Encore
June 9, 2025HME News Staff
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. – Breas Medical’s EveryWare Cloud Solution is now integrated through a custom API with Encore Healthcare’s Nexus respiratory management platform. “We are excited to connect EveryWare by Breas to the Nexus platform that provides RTs, physicians and care teams a streamlined access point,” said Chris Southerland, general manager of Breas Americas. “We understand the value of providing another way to interface with patient data to allow healthcare...
NY Comptroller: DME left unused, unserviced
April 14, 2025HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Only 324 of 247,394 DME items that were procured during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including ventilators, were distributed during the public health emergency, according to an audit by the New York state comptroller. This DME sits unused in storage facilities across the state, missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses, the audit says. “During the pandemic, New York state quickly purchased medical equipment to address the public health crisis,”...