ResMed

ResMed is a San Diego, California-based medical equipment company. It primarily provides cloud-connectable medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea (such as CPAP equipment and masks), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other respiratory conditions.

History[edit | edit source]

ResMed was established in 1989 by Peter Farrell in Australia. The company initially produced devices for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea that were distributed by Sullivan Medical. In 1990, ResMed incorporated in Delaware and in 1995, it was listed on NASDAQ.

Products[edit | edit source]

ResMed produces devices and accessories to treat sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders, including:

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices
Variable Positive Airway Pressure (VPAP) devices
Automatic Positive Airway Pressure (APAP) devices
Adaptive Servo-Ventilation (ASV) devices
Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) devices
Masks for the above devices
Other accessories

Research[edit | edit source]

ResMed has conducted numerous studies on sleep-disordered breathing and has been involved in breakthrough research with findings that have changed the way sleep-disordered breathing is treated.

See also[edit | edit source]

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