TECHNOLOGY:

The C-Flex™ Difference

C-Flex™ is a revolutionary new technology in Respironics REMstar® family of CPAP devices that provides a more comfortable treatment for sleep apnea. It's an ideal first-line treatment to ensure better Acceptance, Comfort and Results.

The difference is the C-Flex™ waveform: a better way to deliver sleep therapy that takes the work out of exhalation. To do this, C-Flex™ tracks – and reacts to – every breath throughout the night. This gives the device the ability to make breath-by-breath adjustments to ensure the optimal level of pressure relief during exhalation to deliver more comfortable therapy. (See how it works.)

Patients who use C-Flex™ simply feel better, and with good reason. A study published in the June 2005 issue of Chest * showed that patients using a REMstar® Pro with C-Flex™ used their therapy an average of 1.7 hours longer per night than patients on CPAP after three months, and the difference in adherence widened over time.

To help you bring better results and more comfortable therapy to more of your patients, we’ve developed a family of REMstar® devices with C-Flex™ so you can match each of your patients to a device that fits their needs. The REMstar® family gives you a choice of therapy modes, reporting modes and humidification options to deliver a truly tailored therapy solution to your patients.

*Mark S. Aloia, PhD et al., "Treatment Adherence and Outcomes in Flexible vs Standard Continuous Positive Airway Pressure," Chest / 127 / 6 / June, 2005; pp. 2085-2093

How it works

The difference that patients feel when using C-Flex™ comes, in large part, from Digital Auto-Trak®. This patented algorithm precisely identifies the transition between inhalation and exhalation – even in the presence of mask leak and other variables. Digital Auto-Trak helps therapy feel more natural by matching therapy to the patient’s natural breathing pattern. And by matching the patient’s breathing pattern, C-Flex™ can reduce pressure at the moment of expiration.

With three C-Flex™ levels, patients have the ability to select the level of pressure relief that’s right for them. The amount of pressure relief will vary on a breath-by-breath basis depending on the patient’s expiratory flow and the C-Flex™ setting. The device returns to the prescribed pressure at the end of exhalation to ensure proper therapy.