Tag: Metamason
Short takes: Universal Software, Metamason
November 10, 2017HME News Staff
Metamason has been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Miia nasal hybrid mask. The mask leverages 3D scans of each patient's face to ensure a custom fit mask. The awards are evaluated on aesthetic and design qualities, intended use/function and user value, unique/novel features present and how the design and innovation of the product directly compares to other products in the marketplace…Universal Software Solutions has released HDMS Scheduler, a tool to increase interoperability...
People: Kucka, Randolph, Ramcharan
May 4, 2017HME News Staff
George Kucka will receive the AAHomecare/Mal Mixon Legislative Advocate Award at the association's Washington Legislative Conference later this month. Kucka is president of Fairmeadows Home Health Center in Schererville, Ind., and serves on AAHomecare's board of directors, and chairs the HME/RT Council…Robin Randolph has joined technology startup Metamason as its chief marketing officer. Randolph has nearly 30 years of experience in the sleep industry, most recently as marketing manager for North...
In brief: Bill gains momentum, deadline for sleep rule extended
June 10, 2016HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A bill in the House of Representatives that would delay a second round of Medicare reimbursement cuts slated for July 1 has gained 18 additional co-sponsors in the wake of the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference, May 25-26. The total for H.R. 5210 now stands at 97. Additionally, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., testified June 8 at a House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on “Legislation to Improve and Sustain the Medicare Program.”“Patients'...
Metamason draws $3M in funding
June 7, 2016HME News Staff
LOS ANGELES - Metamason, the company behind a 3-D scanned and printed customized CPAP mask, has closed on a $3 million Series Seed financing round. The investment was led by 3P Equity Partners, a manufacturing-focused private equity firm in San Jose, Calif., and Tsing Capital, a leading “cleantech” venture capital firm in China. “We are thrilled to reach this important milestone for the company,” said CEO Leslie Oliver Karpas. “Our investors are confident that Metamason...
Startups that startle
February 13, 2015Liz Beaulieu, Editor
Editor's note: This is the first of two stories on new startups with HME products. Next week: Metamason transforms CPAP mask design.SAN FRANCISCO - WHILL's Model A personal mobility device is raising eyebrows in the HME industry, as much for its $10,000 price tag as for its sleek design and advanced technology.But that's to be expected, says Greg Moore, the company's director of business development.“With new products that are new ideas, you have to create new markets and new channels,”...