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Weinmann CPAPs? - OMyMyOHellYes - 04-30-2015

Are the Weinmann devices not FDA approved or available in the US?

OMMOHY


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - PaulaO2 - 04-30-2015

Apparently not. I couldn't find any reference to US sales. NZ and Germany and a few other countries.


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - OMyMyOHellYes - 04-30-2015

They look cooler than anything we got.


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - zonk - 05-01-2015

Here is a nice review http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-Weinmann-SOMNObalance-e

I don't know why you cannot buy machines made in Germany in US but you can buy machines made in China



RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - player - 05-01-2015

It looks large.


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - AshSF - 05-01-2015

If you go to their website and read up about their nasal pillow mask, they expect it to last 1 year.

I guess they are much more advanced than Resmed's technology which Resmed admits only lasts 15 days per set of pillows Smile


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - OMyMyOHellYes - 05-01-2015

(05-01-2015, 02:38 AM)player Wrote: It looks large.

To me, it looked a lot smaller than the S-10 Resmed and has a nice touch screen display - that puts out a lot more info on that screen than what I've seen available here.

OMMOHY


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - justMongo - 05-01-2015

They are made in Hamburg. Getting approval in other countries can be expensive.
Perhaps it is a market driven decision to not try to get approval in places like the US when PR an RM have such a large market share.


RE: Weinmann CPAPs? - OMyMyOHellYes - 05-01-2015

(05-01-2015, 10:31 AM)justMongo Wrote: Perhaps it is a market driven decision to not try to get approval in places like the US when PR an RM have such a large market share.

Could be, but I would guess that one of the biggest national markets for CPAPs would be the US and even a small part of that market would be big $$, especially if the fixed costs of R&D and production had already been covered by European sales. I guess the regulatory burden may be too great, or they may already be selling everything they can make. without big new capital expenditures.

OMMOHY