Jeff Wyscarver, RPSGT Product Manager, Sleep Diagnostics Cardinal Health Yorba Linda, CA LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOMNOSTAR For several years there has been pressure on CMS to add the unattended sleep study to its list of diagnostic tools available to healthcare providers. At the same time insurance companies have been reducing reimbursement levels for … [Read more...] about Cardinal Health's SomnoStar Orbit
Volume 3.3 : May-June 2008
Respironics' Stardust II Sleep Recorder
Ron Fligge, RRT Global Product Manager Sleep Diagnostic Devices and Accessories Respironics, Inc Murrysville, PA SLEEP DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTION The Respironics' Stardust® II Sleep Recorder is intended to help sleep clinicians properly diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adult patients. The Stardust II recorder fully satisfies the American Academy of Sleep … [Read more...] about Respironics' Stardust II Sleep Recorder
Stellate's Harmonie-S Sleep Diagnostic System
Nanda Varier Director of Marketing Stellate Montreal, Quebec A PIONEER IN SLEEP & NEURODIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS SINCE 1986 Stellate has been a pioneer in the development of clinically relevant solutions that help improve diagnosis and efficiency since 1986. From its early days, Stellate’s computerized event detection algorithms for epilepsy monitoring … [Read more...] about Stellate's Harmonie-S Sleep Diagnostic System
Grass Technologies' SleepTrek3
Marc Paliotta Product Manager Grass Technologies West Warwick, RI DEVELOPED FOR PORTABLE HOME SLEEP MONITORING We developed the SleepTrek3 in anticipation of the eventual approval of portable home sleep monitoring by the CMS. In fact, the SleepTrek3 is a derivative product of our AURA-PSG that we introduced over a year ago. Even the AURA-PSG series was designed … [Read more...] about Grass Technologies' SleepTrek3
Watch-PAT from Itamar Medical
Gary Sagiv Vice President Itamar Medical, Inc PRACTICAL DEVICE FOR SLEEP APNEA ASSESSMENT The Watch-PAT is a most practical device for assessing sleep apnea and sleep quality. While the system can reliably record all the necessary data at the patient’s home, when a technician is not in attendance, it can also effectively diagnose sleep apnea in hospitals and … [Read more...] about Watch-PAT from Itamar Medical