ResMed
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{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = ResMed |
company_logo = <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Resmedlogo.JPG]] --> |
company_type = Public ([[NYSE]]: RMD) |
foundation = [[1989]]|
location = [[Poway, California]]|
key_people = Peter C. Farrell, Founder and CEO|Colin Sullivan, inventor of CPAP
industry = [[Medical]] |
products = Medical equipment for [[sleep-disordered breathing]] and other [[respiratory]] disorders|
homepage = [http://www.resmed.com/ www.resmed.com]
}}
'''ResMed''' is a manufacturer of products for the treatment of [[sleep disorders]], particularly obstructive [[sleep apnea]].
ResMed was formed in [[1989]], its primary purpose was to commercialise a device for treating obstructive sleep apnea with nasal [[continuous positive airway pressure]] (CPAP). CPAP treatment was commercialised by Peter Farrell and Professor Colin Sullivan.
In March 2007, the company recalled all of its flagship S8 models worldwide due to electrical safety problems.<ref name="Recall">{{cite web |url= http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/resmed04_07.html |title= Firm Press Release: ResMed Issues a Voluntary Recall for Certain S8 Flow Generators |format= [[html]] |work= [[Food and Drug Administration]] website |date= [[23 April]] [[2007]] |accessdate= 2007-06-19 |quote= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- San Diego, CA, April 23, 2007 — ResMed today announced a worldwide voluntary recall of approximately 300,000 of its early production S8 flow generators used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. In S8 devices manufactured between July 2004 and May 15, 2006, there is a potential for a short circuit in the power supply connector.}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Sleep and breathing#Abnormal sleep and breathing (Sleep related breathing disorders)]]
==References==
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[[Product recall]]
[[Category:Companies based in San Diego County]]
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