Sleep Software
• Mallinckrodt Inc, St Louis, introduces its newly expanded Sandman® Elite digital sleep software. This program brings new levels of power and flexibility to clinicians diagnosing sleep disorders. The Sandman Elite can also reduce the cost per patient study by allowing clinicians to score patient sleep data more quickly and efficiently. The software is the latest version of Mallinckrodt’s Sandman system, which is used in hospital sleep laboratories and clinical and research facilities around the country. Features include 24-hour telephone technical support, advanced remote technical support via modem, and powerful data recording and scoring. (800) 663-3336; www.mallinckrodt.com.

Nebulizer Video
• Respironics HealthScan Asthma & Allergy Products, Cedar Grove, NJ, introduces a new patient education video Staying on Your Treatment Program with Inspiration™, which is available to home care customers for instructional use with the Inspiration (model 626) nebulizer. The 7-minute, kid-friendly video features a child narrator speaking in easy-to-understand language. The Kid’s Kit is available through home care dealers that supply the Inspiration nebulizer.(800) 962-1266; www.respironics.com.

Peak flow meter
• Ferraris Medical, Holland, NY, offers the AirZone™ Peak Flow Meter. It is the product of 2 years of research and development by the makers of the Mini-Wright™ Peak Flow Meter. Designed to fit the needs of both patients and professionals, the AirZone™ offers accuracy, portablility, and simplicity at an affordable price. The AirZone™ is the perfect choice for any asthma management program. Its special tamper-proof colored indicators are capable of doing three or four zone management. The AirZone™ is suitable for both adults and children. In keeping with the highest standards of manufacturing practice, every AirZone™ is hand-calibrated for guaranteed accuracy. (716) 537-2391; (800) 205-7187; fax: (716) 537-9151; www.ferrarismedicalusa.com.

• Bird Products, Palm Springs, Calif, introduces the Alura® Nasal CPAP System. This system fits the needs of both the CPAP equipment provider and the patient. Alura is designed for easy setup, performance, and reliability, while able to maintain accurate CPAP pressure levels. It is small, quiet, and easy to operate with one switch that provides patients with total control. Customers are free to select the interface that best meets their financial and compatibility requirements. In addition to the Alura Nasal CPAP System, the Thermo Respiratory Group continues to promote a variety of sleep products: the SomnoStar PT® sleep diagnostic system, the EccoVision® Pharyngometer, and the Assures Silence® Oral Appliances. (800) 328-4139; (760) 778-7200; fax: (760) 778-7274; www.thermoresp.com.

Mask Seals
• Hans Rudolph, Kansas City, Mo, offers two mask seals that improve the seal and add comfort to wearing the Hans Rudolph Nasal CPAP or Full Face Mask. The new Comfort Seal™ is made of a unique, super-soft inert foam. It is shaped to coincide with Hans Rudolph masks and is easy to apply with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on one side that attaches to the mask. The Ultimate Seal™ is made of a unique hydrogel material and molded to fit Hans Rudolph masks. This optional accessory allows for greater comfort and the assurance of a leak-free, proper fit by forming an intimate seal between the face and mask. (800) 456-6695; (816) 363-5522; www.rudolphkc.com.

Ventilator
• The AMADEUS™ ventilator with LEONARDO graphics package, from Hamilton Medical, Reno, Nev, combines the optimal investment value for performance, ease of use, quality, versatility, and minimal cost of operation. AMADEUS offers infant through adult applications in all volume-control and pressure-control modes of ventilation. The AMADEUS incorporates proximal flow sensor technology to allow for monitoring of flow and volume at the patient airway. Proximal flow triggering provides low work of breathing with a safe and effective system for sensing a patient’s efforts in all modes of ventilation. (800) 426-6331, ext 213; www.hamilton-medical.ch.

Carbon Monoxide Monitor
• Micro Direct Inc, Auburn, Me, offers the portable, handheld MicroCO. It provides fast, noninvasive reporting of carbon monoxide (CO) in ppm and the percent of carboxyhemoglobin. Other features include built-in traffic light indicators for an instant visual display of carbon monoxide levels, on-screen breath-hold countdown, and a simplified calibration routine. The MicroCO is an excellent assessment tool for smoking cessation clinics, emergency department use, insurance physicals, occupational health programs, fitness testing, and clinical research. (800) 588-3381; www.micro-direct.com.

Nasal CPAP Mask
• Hans Rudolph Inc, Kansas City, Mo, has designed a new nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)/bi-level mask for obstructive sleep apnea therapy. The mask is soft, and light, and has low dead space with multiple face sealing options to guarantee a good seal and comfort during CPAP therapy. Patients can choose from three sealing surfaces including a soft silicone rubber mask flange, a soothing Ultimate Seal™ gel accessory, or a new lightweight, super-soft Comfort Seal™ foam accessory. An adjustable nose strap on the mask allows for additional custom fitting and forming to the patient’s nose contour. The mask is available in three sizes of mesh net or strap-only headgear. (800) 456-6695; (816) 363-5522; www.rudolphkc.com.

Spirometer
• Medical International Research, Rome, introduces the Spirobank G. This spirometer can operate stand-alone with memory for more than 100 complete spirometry tests and shows a complete report with F/V curve on its backlit graphic display. It can download to a standard printer and/or to the PC and can operate directly on the Winspiro PC software with the F/V curve shown in real time. (011) 39-069-305-532; www.spirometry.com.

Holding Chamber
• Ferraris Medical, Holland, NY, is proud to introduce the POCKET CHAMBER™ valved MDI holding chamber. It was designed with simplicity, convenience, and portability in mind. The design directs the medication plume to gently fold within the chamber, giving the effect of a larger chamber. The end result is a compact chamber that delivers a respirable dose clinically equivalent to that of the market leader almost twice its size. The smaller volume also results in a higher microgram per milliliter dosage, allowing the chamber to be evacuated with a smaller breath. The POCKET CHAMBER™ incorporates a low-resistance four-leafed silicone, one-way valve to prevent patients from inadvertently blowing medication out the back of the chamber. (716) 537-2391; (800) 205-7187; fax: (716) 537-9151; www.ferrarismedicalusa.com.

Sleep Apnea Treatment
• Mallinckrodt Inc, St Louis, has received US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market its GoodKnight 418A™ and GoodKnight 418P™ continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) systems for the treatment of sleep apnea. The new-generation GoodKnight 418A/418P are automatically adjusting positive airway pressure systems (autoPAP) designed to treat obstructive sleep apnea patients whose breathing is interrupted during sleep. The GoodKnight 418A is designed to increase compliance and enhance patient follow-up. The GoodKnight 418P has an innovative autoPAP function that thoroughly analyzes and treats sleep-disturbed breathing. (800) 635-5267; www.mallinckrodt.com.

Polysomnograph
• The Grass-Telefactor Product Group, Astro-Med Inc, West Warwick, RI, announces the Sonoma™ PSG, a high-performance sleep system. The compact system combines modular amplifiers with a software program, Gamma®, and a computer-assisted sleep staging system, CAST™. Grass amplifiers give the user control over all channels and settings. The miniature 16- or 20-channel modular amplifier system is capable of recording and interfacing all bioelectric PSG signals and auxiliary sensors and instruments. Each AC channel has a dedicated amplifier with fully progammable settings that are necessary for the best signal clarity and input versatility. (877) 472-7779; www.grassinstruments.com.