Non-Invasive Ventilation Articles & Analysis

The National Patient Safety Agency recently issued an alert (NatPSA/2021/003/NHSPS) necessitating organisations to “purchase sufficient powered nebuliser devices for use across the organisation; to remove the need for medical air to drive nebulisers via a flowmeter”. It states that all NHS hospitals are required to be fully compliant by the 16th November 20211. Aerogen, vibrating ...

By Aerogen

The latest data published in Eli Lilly’s Phase 3 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (COV-BARRIER) shows the largest clinical effect reported to date for a reduction in mortality in the COVID-19 patient population. ‍ Early in the pandemic, BenevolentAI researchers identified Baricitinib as a potential treatment for COVID-19 and published the hypothesis in The Lancet ...

By Benevolent

Respiratory Motion Inc. (RMI) announced today it has signed a distribution agreement with TrillaMed for the U.S. Veteran Health Administration, Department of Defense and other government-based markets. Per the agreement, TrillaMed will work in conjunction with RMI’s direct field team to distribute the ExSpiron® minute ventilation monitor. ExSpiron is the only non-invasive minute ...

By Respiratory Motion, Inc.

Signifier Medical Technologies (“Signifier” or “the Company”), an innovator in the sleep disordered breathing market, is pleased to announce the successful award of the UK Non-invasive Ventilation, Sleep Therapy and Sleep Monitoring Tender, which will confirm Signifier as an approved supplier to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). This contract award gives ...

By Signifier Medical Technologies Ltd

VISTA, Calif. — MAY 13, 2020 — Sommetrics, Inc. a company providing products and services to improve sleep quality, and its partially owned affiliate, aerFree, LLC, which is dedicated to improving acute airway management, today announced the donation of their aerFree® product to leading academic centers to assist in the management of COVID-19 respiratory impairment. aerFree® ...

By Sommetrics

To address the need for better chronic respiratory care, Prof De Backer, emeritus Professor Pulmonology at the University of Antwerp and Chairman of The board of FLUIDDA NV, has opened a private clinic in Belgium near the Fluidda headquarters in Kontich, Belgium. The clinic uses a multidisciplinary approach for chronic respiratory failure. Care at this private clinic can involve exercise ...

By Fluidda

Bothell, Washington - On May 29, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its policy for HCPCS code E0467 (Multi-Function Ventilator) removing “same or similar” restrictions and paving the way for increased access to integrated respiratory care for ventilator users regardless of their device billing history. Previously, same or similar restrictions ...

By Ventec Life Systems