Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, received confirmation that The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Alere™ Influenza A&B Test for the U.S. market, categorizing it as CLIA-waived. This highly sensitive rapid test is intended for use in the physician's office and will help healthcare practitioners manage patients with influenza-like illness more ...

UXBRIDGE, MASS--Better Rest Solutions announced today the release of its SoClean hands-free CPAP machine sanitizing unit, designed to help people with sleep apnea easily clean and maintain their continuous positive airway pressure device.   Surveys indicate that over 62 percent of respondents view cleaning their CPAP machines as "a necessary evil" and over 92 percent would prefer an easier process to sanitizing their CPAP machines.With the SoClean unit, PAP users can deposit their device in ...

Uptake Medical announced that it has closed on a Series C funding round which will support commercialization of InterVapor for treatment of severe emphysema. InterVapor is the first non-surgical, endoscopic lung volume reduction system for the treatment of severe emphysema that uses the body's natural healing processes without leaving implants or foreign materials in the lung.The funding round was led by Singapore-based Crescent Point Group, with existing investors, Maverick ...

Midmark Corporation and Advanced Data Systems today announced the completed integration of Midmark IQecg, IQspiro and IQholter devices with the MedicsDocAssistant EHR. The integration is constructed to allow for the embedding of clean, clear images, charts, graphs, and reports directly from the Midmark devices into the patient's electronic record.  The MedicsDocAssistant EHR then allows physicians to view side-by-side comparisons of current and previous findings to determine patient progress. In ...

Dräger Offers Turbine-Driven Intensive Care Ventilation SystemDräger's new Savina 300 ventilator for adult and pediatric patients is touted as providing reliable ventilation therapy and being suitable for use nearly anywhere in the hospital.  The Savina 300 provides invasive and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) capability which helps to reduce intubation and infection rates. The open breathing concept lets patients breathe freely at any time during the cycle and at any pressure level, ...

Welch Allyn, a manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, announced that Julie Shimer, president and CEO of the company for the past five years, intends to retire at the end of this year. Shimer's career at Welch Allyn began in 2002 when she joined the Welch Allyn board of directors. In 2007, that board asked her to become president and CEO, becoming the first woman to hold this post in the 95-year history of the company. In her first two years at the company, Welch Allyn won "Best Places ...

Using telehealth to provide care to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, and diabetes can decrease emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and time spent in hospital - reducing the financial burden of caring for the chronically ill, according to preliminary findings from a United Kingdom Department of Health study. More strikingly, patient mortality rates declined 45 percent.Philips was one of three TeleHealth technology providers for the study, known as the Whole System ...

Uptake Medical announced that it received Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for its InterVapor System for endoscopic lung volume reduction for the treatment of severe emphysema. InterVapor is the first non-surgical, endoscopic lung volume reduction system for the treatment of severe emphysema that uses the body's natural healing processes without leaving implants or foreign materials in the lung.Clinical efficacy of InterVapor has been established by the multi-center VAPOR ...

Philips Respironics and ResMed, makers of equipment used to treat sleep disorders, were major sponsors of this year's Sixth Annual Sleep Medicine Course, which was held Dec. 10-11 in Mumbai, India, indicating greater recognition that India is a major new market. The market for treatment devices is about $30 billion in the United States, and it is estimated to be at least three times that in India. India has an estimated 250 million people with sleep disorders, according  to Dr. Anuj ...

Nonin's Finger Pulse Oximeter Featured on TV Show Nonin Medical, inventor of finger pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, today announced that its GO2 personal finger pulse oximeter was featured on "The Balancing Act" on Lifetime Television channel. Yvonne Leonard, Nonin Medical consumer products marketing manager, was the featured guest. During the segment, Leonard told viewers how knowing their oxygen saturation and pulse rate can help them manage chronic respiratory ...

Sensirion recently launched new differential pressure sensors in its SDP600 series. The new SDP6x6 sensor line features especially low energy consumption, making it suitable for long-term battery operation. The SDP606 and SDP616 sensors are designed to enter sleep mode after performing each measurement. They wake up when a "measure" command is received and enter sleep mode again after completing the measurement. This drastic reduction in power consumption allows the new sensors to be used in battery ...

Philips Respironics recently launched its Partners in Compliance Management website, designed for health care team members responsible for the compliance management of their sleep therapy patients. The website url is: www.sleepapnea.com/picm.Helpful tools such as training videos and tutorials, detailed product literature, reimbursement guideline documents, webinars, and interactive tools such as the recently released modem calculator are all centralized onThe Partners in Compliance Management website. The ...

NovaSom Inc., specializing in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) home testing and cost-containment solutions, announces the launch of its next generation MediTrackcloud-based CRM application. The MediTrack OSA management platform is designed to enable custom processing of payer-specific medical policy, billing, utilization management and therapy coordination requirements to efficiently manage home sleep testing, OSA diagnosis and recommended therapy. NovaSom's proprietary MediTrack system allows ...

Uptake Medical announced the first commercial use of the InterVapor System for endoscopic lung volume reduction in a patient with severe emphysema. The patient successfully underwent treatment with InterVapor, the first endoscopic lung volume reduction system for the treatment of severe emphysema that uses the body's natural healing processes without leaving foreign materials in the lung. The patient was treated by the team at the Thoraxklinik in Heidelberg, Germany, which is led by Professor Dr. Felix ...

Dräger announces the immediate availability of its new ventilator for adult and pediatric patients. The Savina 300 ventilator provides reliable ventilation therapy and is suitable for use nearly anywhere in the hospital.  The Savina 300 provides invasive and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) capability which helps to reduce intubation and infection rates. The open breathing concept lets patients breathe freely at any time during the cycle and at any pressure level, increasing overall patient comfort ...