Belmont, CA based Ventus Medical, Inc. has just announced that its Provent Therapy for treating sleep apnea has been CE marked. The FDA approved device, which we covered two years ago, creates a seal over the patient’s nostrils and uses one-way valves to increase pressure in the nasal cavity during exhalation. By increasing intranasal pressure, the Provent device keeps a patient’s airways open while they sleep.
From the press release:
Provent Therapy is a prescription device indicated for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. It is an easy-to-use, disposable treatment that works across mild, moderate and severe OSA. Provent Therapy is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and numerous peer-reviewed published studies have demonstrated that Provent Therapy improves sleep apnea and oxygenation. The device works through Ventus Medical’s proprietary MicroValve technology that uses the patient’s own breathing to create expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) to keep the airway open during sleep.
Press release: Ventus Medical Receives CE Mark for Provent® Sleep Apnea Therapy…
Product page: Provent Therapy…
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