Stan Jankowski Global Product Manager – Patient Interface Respironics, Inc. Murrysville, PA RESPIRONICS' FIRST FULL-FACE MASK The ComfortGel Full mask is Respironics' first full-face mask with a replaceable gel cushion and builds upon the success of our blue gel technology. Respironics' blue gel technology sets the standard and takes the full-face mask to the … [Read more...] about Respironics' ComfortGel Full-Face Mask
Volume 3.4 : July-August 2008
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's SensAwake Technology
Christian Kiely Marketing Manager Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Inc. Irvine, CA WHAT IS SENSAWAKETM? SensAwakeTM is a technology that is integrated into our SleepStyleTM 200 Auto CPAP. SensAwakeTM uses flow to continuously monitor patients' breathing patterns. What it does is it senses the change from breathing patterns associated with sleep to those … [Read more...] about Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's SensAwake Technology
The Sleep Disorders Patient and Health Literacy
The Sleep Disorders Patient and Health Literacy Low health literacy impacts all of society across all demographic groups.1 Considering the complicated terminology routinely used in sleep medicine, it is reasonable to presume that many of us in the Sleep industry have experienced situations where patients did not understand information they were given by us … [Read more...] about The Sleep Disorders Patient and Health Literacy
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Cardiac Failure
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Cardiac Failure Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is a widely prevalent and serious problem worldwide with more than 20 million people affected. Despite many recent advances in evaluation and management of heart failure mortality remains high. 40% of patients die within one year of diagnosis and 60 to 70% die within 5 years.1 Sleep disordered … [Read more...] about Sleep Disordered Breathing in Cardiac Failure
Uniting to Treat Sleep Apnea in the Transportation Industry
Uniting to Treat Sleep Apnea in the Transportation Industry Andrew Ray, V.P. Global General Manager of Sleep and Oxygen for Covidien discusses the new innovative initiative they have formed with a company called Sleep Pointe of Wichita, Kansas, which is dedicated to providing Sleep Apnea management programs and services to the transportation industry. Why did you … [Read more...] about Uniting to Treat Sleep Apnea in the Transportation Industry