AMSTERDAM (January 17, 2019)—Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced the company has sold its 10 millionth DreamWear CPAP mask and interchangeable cushion. As part of the Dream Family, DreamWear is a mask frame that accommodates multiple cushions, places the hose on top of the head and is designed to prevent red marks, discomfort and irritation on the nose bridge. Philips is committed to its continued effort to improve the lives of patients living with sleep apnea by developing solutions that put the patient’s experience and comfort first.
Sleep apnea is estimated to affect more than 100 million of people. In the U.S. alone, it’s estimated that 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. In an effort to improve the quality of life for those living with this chronic condition, Philips designed its DreamWear mask system—a departure from traditional CPAP mask technology that features an open-faced frame and hose-on-top design—that provides patients with a level of comfort and freedom of movement and helps to prevent red marks, discomfort and nose bridge irritation.
Designed to more efficiently meet provider needs for mask change flexibility, DreamWear is the a modular mask frame system that works interchangeably with nasal, pillow and full-face cushions. With the ability to work with all three cushion types, DreamWear fits over 95 percent of sleep apnea patients.
“The invention of the DreamWear mask was not just an incremental improvement on existing CPAP mask designs, but a generational leap forward in terms of comfort and usability,” said John Frank, Business Leader of Sleep & Respiratory Care at Philips. “Selling 10 million masks and cushions in just three years is a testament to the popularity of the patient-centric approach to design in health care, in addition to a proof point in the effectiveness of our innovative line of masks.”
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