Ventus Medical Inc. out of Belmont, California won a prize in the Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products category in this year’s Medical Design Excellence Awards. The company markets novel nose plugs that help those suffering from obstructive sleep apnea sleep better. By using a valve to increase intranasal pressure when breathing out, clinical studies have shown that patients can use the devices all night for much relief.
Provent™ Professional Sleep Apnea Therapy is a removable nasal appliance placed just inside the nostrils and held in place by adhesive tape. The Provent nasal appliance increases resistance to breathing out (expiration or exhalation) by directing exhaled breath through small holes. The expiratory resistance created by the Provent nasal appliance helps maintain an open airway during sleep.
In clinical studies, the Provent nasal appliance has been shown to help patients with obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) reduce the number of breathing interruptions (apneas and hypopneas) during the night as compared to when the patients slept without the appliance.
The Provent nasal appliance is a prescription-only device and should be used only after consultation with a
licensed healthcare professional.
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