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COVID-19: ResMed Ramps Up CPAP, BPAP Manufacturing To Address Ventilator Shortage

 
• By Marion Webb

ResMed plans to double or even triple production of intensive ventilators and sleep apnea machines this year amid rising demand by hospitals to use CPAP and BPAP machines to treat COVID-19 patients during the ventilator shortage. 

ASTRAL Steve Bed

ResMed Inc. is ramping up production to thousands of ventilators a week, joining the ranks of major companies to help combat the shortage of these life-saving machines by a rising number of hospitals to help treat the most critically ill COVID-19 patients.

The San Diego, CA-based company is one of six manufacturers – General Electric Co., Hillrom Holdings Inc., Medtronic PLC, ResMed, Royal Philips NV and Vyaire Medical...

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