The devices are designated as medically necessary for a limited patient population older than 7 years and weighing 40 to 66 lbs who have obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory impairment.
Philips Avent's Premium Connected Baby Monitor offers real-time tracking of infant sleep and breathing using AI-driven technology.
Three years after its CPAP recall, Philips has reached an agreement with the US Justice Department to institute new safety measures.
Many sleep clinicians and researchers are on the market for new actigraphy devices after the discontinuation of Actiwatch support last December.
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Certification is a demonstration to accredited sleep facilities that the accuracy of an autoscoring solution is comparable to manual scoring by trained professionals.
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Vivos highlighted certain market developments that it says are creating new opportunities to widen its funnel of potential users of Vivos’ oral appliance therapies.
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As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company its testing didn’t account for the impact of long-term harm from tainted devices.
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The FDA provided an update on medical device reports, including reports of new deaths, that the agency received relating to Philips’ recall from July 1 to Sept 30, 2023.
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In light of Philips Respironics discontinuing its Alice 6 sleep diagnostic equipment in the United States, some sleep disorders centers have been turning to Alice Repair Services (not affiliated with Philips) to purchase rubberized headbox cases designed for the PSG equipment.
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Oral appliance therapy maker ProSomnus Inc announced its capability to support sleep apnea patients and sleep physicians affected by the discontinuation of certain CPAP devices.
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Gerald “Jerry” E. McGinnis, founder of Respironics, died on Jan 25 at age 89.
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ProPublica journalist and filmmaker Liz Moughon on making a documentary that captures the impossible choices facing sleep apnea patients who relied on the dangerous Philips DreamStation breathing machines.
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Philips has countersued SoClean for marketing SoClean’s ozone cleaners as compatible with Philips Respironics CPAPs and BiPAPs, despite knowing “all about the destructive properties of ozone for years.”
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Medical providers and patients who leased, rented, or purchased recalled Philips CPAPs, BiPAPs, or ventilators—as well as payers who reimbursed recalled devices—can now file a claim for a share in the company’s $479 million settlement deal.
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CMS recently expanded Medicare coverage for electronic positional OSA devices. This could help your patients with early-stage sleep apnea.
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Philips Respironics has paid $2,471,359.25 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by giving kickbacks to sleep laboratories, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
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Two prominent US senators are calling for a government investigation into the FDA’s oversight of medical devices following revelations that the agency failed to protect the public from defective breathing machines capable of sending particles and fumes into the masks of patients.
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Following warnings that CPAP masks with magnetic closures may interfere with certain medical devices and implants, sleep physicians have questions. Here’s what to know.
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