New Hybrid(TM) CPAP Mask Emerging as a Strong Alternative to C-Flex/EPR and Bi-level Machines.COCONUT CREEK, Fla. -- An estimated 40 million Americans suffer from undiagnosed sleep apnea, according to Terrence Davidson, M.D., Professor of Surgery, University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). San Diego, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. An additional 30 million Americans have already been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) A potentially life-threatening condition characterized by episodes of breathing cessation during sleep alternating with snoring or disordered breathing. (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ). The advent of the new Hybrid(TM) CPAP CPAP abbr. continuous positive airway pressure Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) A ventilation device that blows a gentle stream of air into the nose during sleep to keep the airway open. mask, developed by RespCare, Inc., helps OSA patients to breathe more easily and comfortably. The device is a substantially lower cost alternative to C-FLEX/EPR and bi-level machines. The new product helps these individuals, who, during sleep, stop breathing for 10 to 30 seconds at a time, sometimes up to 400 times a night. OSA is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention. If gone undiagnosed, the risks of OSA include heart attacks, strokes, impotence, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and heart disease. Continuous positive airway pressure continuous positive airway pressure n. Abbr. CPAP A technique of respiratory therapy for individuals breathing with or without mechanical assistance in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the (CPAP) is the most consistently successful and extensively studied treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. CPAP machines contain a fan that blows air under pressure into the nostrils. Most users of conventional CPAP (especially at pressures exceeding 10-12 cm H2O) find the pressure hard to exhale against. Hence, their natural reaction is to leak through their mouth to relieve this somewhat. But this "mouth-leaking" adversely impacts the therapy. C-Flex/EPR machines were developed to make exhalation exhalation /ex·ha·la·tion/ (eks?hah-la´shun) 1. the giving off of watery or other vapor. 2. a vapor or other substance exhaled or given off. 3. the act of breathing out. easier. Bi-level machines allow the user to exhale against a lower pressure. However, C-Flex/EPR and Bi-level machines cost users hundreds of dollars in addition to their mask. Yet, these devices were widely adopted to eliminate "mouth leaking" because the other alternative of using a conventional full face mask (to allow mouth leaking) was extremely uncomfortable and ineffective. The new Hybrid(TM) CPAP mask has changed the game. With the new Hybrid, a very comfortable effective dual airway mask that can allow for mouth leaking, there is now a lower cost alternative. A patient can opt to spend additional $50 for the Hybrid(TM) CPAP mask as opposed to competing devices, such as Respironics' CPAP with C-Flex, ResMed's CPAP with EPR, or a Bi-level machine, all of which can cost an additional $300 - $500. Hybrid(TM) is a trademark of RespCare, Inc., a Coconut Creek, FL company that competes with companies in the sleep therapy market such as ResMed, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RMD), Respironics, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RESP), Tyco Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:TYC) and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:FPH). The Hybrid(TM) is exclusively distributed by Teleflex Medical, a division of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX). About RespCare, Inc. RespCare, Inc., headquartered in Coconut Creek, Fl is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Mergenet Solutions, Inc. and is engaged in developing, commercializing, manufacturing and marketing products to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other respiratory disorders. Its sister company, InnoMed Technologies, Inc. developed and launched the revolutionary Nasal-Aire CPAP interface in 2002 that captured 10% market share within 2 years and continues to be a widely accepted CPAP interface in the worldwide OSA and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) markets. More information on the Hybrid (TM) interface can be found at www.hybridmask.com. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion