Summary By gathering movement data from a motion sensor placed under the bed, the Tempurpedic Sleeptracker-AI Monitor claims to use proprietary artificial intelligence to derive respiratory rate, heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep stages and respiratory events including AHI. The phone app provides a [...]
Summary Using a proprietary AI algorithm, MaskFit AR uses multiple data sources to suggest optimum patient masks. Data sources appear to include: mask measurements from many different mask vendors, 2D or 3D patient facial measurements obtained from the patient’s home phone/tablet camera, previous patient [...]
Summary The ULTepap is a reusable nasal EPAP device that is comprised of silicon nasal pillows. The ULTepap has a proprietary pair of “flow cartridges” (Rashidi-Sleeper valves) comprised of a cylinder and a flexible thin-walled shell which is aligned in series with nasal pillows. [...]
Summary The SleepU Wrist Oxygen Monitor is one of several products in Wellue’s line of continuous pulse oximeters. The device is worn around the wrist and has an attached sensor, which is positioned around the thumb. In addition to heart rate and oxygen saturation, [...]
Summary The raybaby is a sleep monitor for children between 0-3 years old which claims to use radar and artificial intelligence to determine a child’s respiratory rate and sleep patterns (awake, sleepy, sleeping), with alerts sent to the parents using a phone app. The [...]
Summary Wellue has a range of continuous pulse oximetry devices geared towards use for sleep. The O2Ring’s device and sensor are housed and worn around the thumb. Like Wellue’s Wrist Oxygen Monitor, the O2Ring tracks body movement, heart rate, and oxygen saturation. The O2Ring [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. Philips PAP recall: Bacteria filters Philips has posted supplemental information about bacteria filters, stating they are “a part of [...]
The AASM is up for a five-year review of its representation in the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates. Participation enables the AASM to represent the sleep specialty in two key committees overseeing practice and reimbursement issues: The AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update [...]
On Aug. 12, 2021, Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approved a new indication for Xywav for idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in adults. About Xywav Xywav, also known as JZP258, is a lower-sodium oxybate treatment taken at night to help treat multiple symptoms of IH, [...]
Dear AASM Member: The AASM Board of Directors periodically reviews governance documents as part of its general oversight of the organization. During a recent review of the bylaws, the AASM Board of Directors identified and recommended several changes that better align with the overall [...]