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When ResMed was formed in [[1989]], its primary purpose was to commercialise a device for treating OSA. Invented by Professor Colin Sullivan and developed by him and his team in [[1981]] at the [[University of Sydney]], nasal [[continuous positive airway pressure]] ([[CPAP]]) provided the first successful noninvasive treatment of [[OSA]] (see first article published in LANCET [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=6112294&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum]). Since 1989, ResMed has maintained its focus on SDB, which is gaining greater public and physician awareness.
When ResMed was formed in [[1989]], its primary purpose was to commercialise a device for treating OSA. Invented by Professor Colin Sullivan and developed by him and his team in [[1981]] at the [[University of Sydney]], nasal [[continuous positive airway pressure]] ([[CPAP]]) provided the first successful noninvasive treatment of [[OSA]] (see first article published in LANCET [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=6112294&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum]). Since 1989, ResMed has maintained its focus on SDB, which is gaining greater public and physician awareness.



Legitimate questions about poor quality control were substantiated in March 2007 when the company was forced to recall all of its flagship S8 models due to electrical safety problems.





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ResMed
Company typePublic (NYSE: RMD)
Founded1989
HeadquartersPoway, California
Key people
Peter C. Farrell, Founder and CEO
ProductsMedical equipment for sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders
Websitewww.resmed.com

ResMed is a manufacturer of products for the screening, treatment and long-term management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

When ResMed was formed in 1989, its primary purpose was to commercialise a device for treating OSA. Invented by Professor Colin Sullivan and developed by him and his team in 1981 at the University of Sydney, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) provided the first successful noninvasive treatment of OSA (see first article published in LANCET [1]). Since 1989, ResMed has maintained its focus on SDB, which is gaining greater public and physician awareness.