CPAP Machines

Respironics Inc. is a provider of solutions for the global sleep and respiratory markets. The Company’s success spans more than three decades. Respironics released the world’s first commercially available Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device in 1985. It has made Respironics a name acknowledged worldwide. They provide products that improve the lives of people with such disorders like sleep apnea.

Respironics was founded by Jerry McGinnis in 1976. They expanded manufacturing operations overseas in 1982. Forbes Magazine names Respironics one of America’s best small companies in 1990. In 1997, Respironics expanded its International presence, opening an office in France. On March 17, 2008 Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) (”Philips”) and Respironics Inc. (NASDAQ:RESP) (”Respironics“) today announced that Philips has completed the acquisition of Respironics through the merger of its indirect wholly owned subsidiary with and into Respironics. As a result of the merger, Respironics has become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Philips.

Respironics is organized into three primary groups:

Sleep and Home Respiratory Group

Hospital Group

International Group

The Sleep Well Ventures product line moves Respironics beyond our core obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) business into the broader sleep market, which encompasses the millions of people who suffer from undiagnosed and untreated sleep and sleep-related movement disorders.

There are so many products available for both domestic (U.S.A.) as well as international that I have only chosen their REMstar® model line of their CPAP machines as an example from their product lines.

REMstar CPAP Machines

REMstar® Family
REMstar® Auto
REMstar® Auto M Series
REMstar® Heated Humidifier
REMstar® M Series
REMstar® M Series Heated Humidifier
REMstar® Passover Humidifier
REMstar® Plus
REMstar® Plus M Series
REMstar® Pro2
REMstar® Pro M Series

Respironics has many locations both nationally and internationally.

Respironics Inc. headquarters is located at

1010 Murry Ridge Lane
Murrysville, PA 15668-8525

AEIOMed, Inc. is a company that deals in development, and production of respiratory medical devices. They provide products that improve the lives of people with sleep disorders like sleep apnea.

AEIOMed founder and CEO Steve Bordewick started his company in 2002 in a shed in his backyard to construct prototypes of what he hoped would be a better CPAP and nasal interface. His concept is smaller is better when it came to CPAP units. For its CPAP interface, AEIOMed removed the straps generally associated with CPAP systems.

There are several product options produced by AEIOMed:

CPAP Machines

Everest® CPAP system which consists of The Everest® CPAP, Everest® Integrated System Humidifier, Everest® Integrated System Battery, Headrest® with Nasal Seal Kit, DataRest® Compliance System 

CPAP Masks

Headrest® with Nasal Seal Kit

SomnoPlus CPAP Interface.

Soyala® Full Face Mask

Soyala® Nasal

AEIOMed is located at:

1313 5th Street SE Suite 205
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Phone: +1 612.455.0550

Fax: +1.612.455.0551

Toll-Free: 866.722.2507

Apparently travelling with certain CPAP machines is not as difficult as you may think. AEIOMed has a CPAP machine that is small and lightweight. The CPAP’s dimensions are 5″ x 6″ x 5″ with a weight of 2.1 pounds without the humidifier. In addition, the AEIOMed travel bag is 12″ long by 7″ wide by 10″ high and is designed to hold the entire Everest integrated CPAP system including hose, manuals, power supply, battery and humidifier.

Not only is the CPAP machine small and light weight it is travel friendly. The Everest has been approved for use by United and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Check with your airline for their regulations. The battery has less than eight grams of Equivalent Lithium Content (ELC) which conforms to the FAA requirement in document 49CFR Part 171.8.

The CPAP is a medical device and as such it has never been advisable to check it as luggage (it may be damaged or lost), and it is important to your health to use the CPAP every night, even if you will be away from home for even just one night. Plus you don’t have to worry about checking it as baggage. The American Sleep Apnea Association indicates the rule by the Department of Transportation that limits carry-on luggage to one piece plus a personal bag such as a purse or briefcase does not apply to medical supplies and/or assistive devices. You can see what they are referring to at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/20011029.htm

Not only can this CPAP machine fly domestically in the U.S.A. AEIOMed’s Everest CPAP machine can be taken overseas. CPAP machine’s power supply will automatically convert local power sources rated between 100-240 volts to standard operating power. However in addition a plug adapter is needed which transforms the standard U.S. 2-prong power plug into the appropriate foreign power plug. They also indicate a separate power transformer is not required and should not be used.

If you are travelling in the mountains the Everest CPAP machine automatically adjusts to any elevation up to 9,000 feet. If you decide to climb the Matterhorn you will only make it about 2/3 of the way to the top.

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