Another new Resmed product

[Garyw]

New VPAP machine called the Malibu which it says comebines all the features of the VPAP III and the Adapt SV

Gary

[dsm]

Thanks for the heads up (hadn't heard of it before - but a quick scan of Govt approvals showed it got submitted in 2006 ?)
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/510k/sumsep06.html

#3 the actual application = http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/pdf6/K062291.pdf

The Resmed web page ...

http://www.resmed.com/en-us/products/fl ... u=products

1st thing I notice is that it has no external pressure line like the Vpap AdapSV (or AutosetCS2). That suggests it is a lower cost in-between model. Possibly it is a VPAP III with the new dual-impeller blower & some added software.

At 1st guess I would call it an evolutionary product rather than revolutionary (which the Vpap Adapt SV was).

DSM

#2

Well it *is* an auto adjusting Bilevel - so welcome to the party Resmed - the Bipap Auto has been celebrating for quite a while already

http://www.resmed.com/en-us/products/fl ... -sheet.pdf

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[DP]

The Malibu should cost about the same as a VPAP III.

[dsm]

The significant aspect of this that I see is the Pressure Support.

It differs from the Bipap Auto in that it allows the clinician to set a pressure support gap. e.g. 4 cms, then the machine will do its auto trick through the night but will maintain that pressure support gap.

The Bipap Auto adjusts ipap & epap independantly & the gap can vary from 2 cms to PSmax which can go to a max 8 cms (allowing for what epap and ipap are at any give point).

So here are 2 different approaches & thus a choice.

I am betting the cost will be slightly lower than VPAP III S & a little above Autoset Vantage (merely a guess).

Reason I go for that particular guess is that here in Australia the VPAP III S/T costs more than a Vpap AdaptSV.

DSM

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