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DURYEA, Pennsylvania (November 15, 2022)—Quantum Rehab has introduced a new positioning system, the TRU-Balance 4 Power Positioning Systems with anterior tilt.

TRU-Balance 4 Power Positioning provides a choice of 10, 20, or 30 degrees of power anterior tilt. This provides optimal access and consumers may find it easier to perform activities of daily living, such as accessing sinks, grooming, reaching items in cupboards, doing laundry and more.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (October 13, 2022)—3M Health Care's Medical Solutions Division announced its 3M V.A.C. Therapy negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has surpassed a clinical evidence milestone of 2,000 published, peer-reviewed medical journal studies. V.A.C. Therapy is the first and only NPWT solution to garner this number of published studies about its therapy. It is backed by more clinical data than any other brand, accounting for more than 75% of published NPWT clinical evidence.


PITTSBURGH & CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (September 23, 2022)—Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics, Inc., a nationwide manufacturer of sleep and respiratory durable medical equipment (DME), has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to settle allegations that it unlawfully induced referrals for its equipment in violation of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind (September 20, 2022)—DMEscripts LLC, an industry-owned e-prescribing platform that digitally connects a national network of medical prescribers with durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, announced the addition of John Brady as chief executive officer and Frank Schools as chief financial officer. 

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. (August 11, 2022)—Breas Medical USA announces the release and immediate availability of the Xpac by Breas extended life battery. The Xpac enhances ventilator dependent patient mobility with boost of battery life of the Breas Vivo 50 and Vivo 65 by 12 hours and the Vivo 45 LS by 18 hours. With Xpac, the ultra-compact and lightweight Vivo 45 LS can now run 25.5 hours off the grid.