SunMED Medical is an Aetna national preferred provider of Home Sleep Testing for OSA. Despite life threatening complications, nearly 80% of people with OSA remain undiagnosed and untreated. If you or your patient exhibits the following symptoms they may want to be tested for Sleep Apnea; a high score on The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (CLICK HERE) daytime sleepiness, snoring, obesity, witnessed apneic episodes. gastroesophageal reflux (the backflow of stomach contents into the food pipe that connects the stomach to the throat), nocturia (excessive urination at night), enuresis (involuntary discharge of urine after the age of urinary control),. OSA can cause depression, automobile accidents, erectile dysfunction, decreased memory, decreased sexual drive, morning headaches and moodiness.

Links have been shown between CHF (Congestive Heart Failure), hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, cardiac dysrhythmias, stroke, and myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Sleep studies performed in a lab are costly and may need to be redone if the patient has trouble sleeping in an unfamiliar lab environment. Home sleep studies are accurate and allow the patient to sleep in their own environment, privacy, and can save them money on co-pays. Call today to determine if you are a candidate for home sleep testing.

The Watch-PAT200 provides a new screening, diagnostic, treatment assessment and patient follow-up possibilities in the medical management of sleep-related breathing disorders. The Watch-PAT200 is designed to fulfill the unmet need for an ambulatory sleep study that provides reliable and patient friendly diagnostic evaluation tool that is accessible to the great number of OSA sufferers, and to the equally important need for a cost effective means for follow up of treated patients. The Watch-PAT200 opens new clinical avenues for the practice of sleep medicine.

The Watch-PAT200 is a self-contained 4 channel device that is worn on the wrist and uses a non-invasive finger mounted probe to measure the PAT signal. The recorded signals are stored in the built-in memory over night and transferred to a computer running the analysis software via USB connection for automatic analysis, utilizing proprietary algorithms. In addition to the PAT Signal, the Watch-PAT200 records oxygen saturation and actigraphy. A fourth channel, pulse rate, is derived from the PAT Signal.

The Watch-PAT200 offers physicians and the millions of undiagnosed sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea a new option for ambulatory, patient-friendly, unattended first line diagnostic evaluation of sleep related breathing disorders.

Watch-PAT200

• Diagnosis, treatment assessment and follow-up of sleep-related breathing disorders
• Minimal sleep interference
• Non-invasive finger probes pose no patient risk Ambulatory, comfortable and convenient for unattended home use
• Advanced automatic analysis and digital signal processing algorithms
• Automatic scoring presented in a comprehensive report
• Single button operation
• Records and stores data internally
• Simple USB connection to a computer

Diagnosis, treatment assessment and follow-up of sleep-related breathing disorders.