RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

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RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

Post by onesight1 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:03 pm

haha, alright guys.... as you all may know i went threw hell getting my dad his RESMED Elite II w/ Humidifier. ( picks it up on thrusday this week)


as you know, RESPIRONICS now has a new top of the line machine... the PR1 450



what do i do, convince his DR to re-fill a script STATING he needs the PR1? or do i stick with the Elite II

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Re: RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

Post by cflame1 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:09 pm

PR1.. doesn't have user software... and if you get it, make sure that the DME supplying it has the software and reader to read the SD chip.

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Re: RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

Post by rested gal » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:13 pm

I'd stick with the Elite II.
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Re: RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

Post by onesight1 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:18 pm

i think i am going to , thanks you guys

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Re: RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

Post by Dog Tired » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:10 am

Or do what I did and get both...

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Re: RESMED ELITE II VS RESP. PR1 450 CPAP

Post by GumbyCT » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:36 am

When it comes to healthcare I wouldn't venture into the unknown with no software to determine where you are at.
rested gal wrote:I'd stick with the Elite II.
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