ResMed
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Founded in Australia
, ResMed is now a global manufacturer of products for the treatment of sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA). ResMed employs about 2700 employees worldwide, it has direct operations in 18 countries and distribution in more than 50 countries. In the fiscal year 2007/2008 it achieved revenues of US$ 800 million.
ResMed considers the OSA market as underpenetrated and recently joined a partnership with LifeScan
, a Johnson & Johnson
company to increase awareness for OSA amongst type 2 diabetes
patients.
(CPAP). CPAP treatment was commercialised by Peter Farrell and Professor Colin Sullivan. The company grew organically and through several acquisitions of small companies active in ventilation.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, ResMed is now a global manufacturer of products for the treatment of sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Similarly, each abnormally low...
(OSA). ResMed employs about 2700 employees worldwide, it has direct operations in 18 countries and distribution in more than 50 countries. In the fiscal year 2007/2008 it achieved revenues of US$ 800 million.
ResMed considers the OSA market as underpenetrated and recently joined a partnership with LifeScan
LifeScan
LifeScan, Inc. is a Johnson & Johnson company headquartered in Milpitas, California.LifeScan manufactures and markets Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems like the OneTouch Ultra family for home and hospital use...
, a Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
company to increase awareness for OSA amongst type 2 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced...
patients.
History
ResMed was formed in 1989, its primary purpose was to commercialise a device for treating obstructive sleep apnea with nasal continuous positive airway pressureContinuous positive airway pressure
Positive airway pressure is a mode of respiratory ventilation used primarily in the treatment of sleep apnea, for which it was first developed. PAP ventilation is also commonly used for those who are critically ill in hospital with respiratory failure, and in newborn infants...
(CPAP). CPAP treatment was commercialised by Peter Farrell and Professor Colin Sullivan. The company grew organically and through several acquisitions of small companies active in ventilation.
See also
- Sleep related breathing disorders
- Fisher & Paykel HealthcareFisher & Paykel HealthcareFisher & Paykel Healthcare is a manufacturer, designer and marketer of products and systems for use in respiratory care, acute care, and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea...