Tag: NightBalance
Philips launches CPAP alternative
September 18, 2019HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM - Philips has commercially launched NightBalance, a mask-free CPAP alternative for patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea. People with positional OSA experience higher breathing disturbances while sleeping on their backs as opposed to their sides. NightBalance encourages patients to change their sleeping positions with gentle vibrations. “We are always looking to evolve our solutions to help people living with sleep apnea take control of their health,” said Mark D'Angelo,...
Study: Patients prefer NightBalance over APAP
July 19, 2019HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM - Patients with exclusive positional obstructive sleep apnea treated with a sleep-positioning device like NightBalance were more compliant with therapy than those treated with APAP, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. The study found that the apnea-hyopnea index for the 58 patients using SPT was higher than the 59 using APAP. “Treatment with SPT resulted in non-inferior treatment efficacy and greater adherence compared to APAP in exclusive positional...
Philips buys NightBalance
May 11, 2018HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Royal Philips has expanded its sleep and respiratory care portfolio with the acquisition of NightBalance, the Delft, Netherlands-based maker of the Sleep Position Trainer. The SPT is a device worn around the upper body that, once users turn onto their backs, gives them a gentle vibration, reminding them to change sleeping positions. “NightBalance offers a unique, patient friendly solution to treat positional obstructive sleep apnea and positional snoring that is...
Short takes: NightBalance, OnCourse Learning
January 17, 2018HME News Staff
Netherlands-based NightBalance has received a “positive recommendation” from the Dutch National Health Care Institute to reimburse its Sleep Position Trainer for obstructive sleep apnea. The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport will formally approve the device for reimbursement following this recommendation. NightBalance says the approval is based on the company's “strong data, demonstrating clinical efficacy,” including a clinical data set of more than 80,000 nights...