SleepMapper

Philips finds SleepMapper app boosts CPAP adherence 22 percent

By Jonah Comstock 07:03 am June 3, 2014

According to a new study, users of Philips Respironics' SleepMapper app were 22 percent more adherent to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy than non-users. SleepMapper is an app and website platform from Philips for patients with sleep apnea who are already using CPAP therapy, which involves a face mask that blows air into a patient's upper airway while she sleeps. The system,...

Philips Respironics offers SleepMapper app to motivate, inform sleep apnea patients

By Brian Dolan 02:00 am April 25, 2013

Philips Respironics has included wireless connectivity in its CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machines for people with obstructive sleep apnea for going on four years now. The machines have transmitted data to healthcare providers who could remotely check-in on their patients and make adjustments to their machines and therapy as needed. With the launch of a new app, called SleepMapper...