Hi this is Chris from The CPAP Shop, wanted to show you a brand new machine from Philips
Respironics.
This is called the Dream Station.
So what you get is this nice padded case with a shoulder strap, and on the back side is
this slot so that you can put it through some luggage (it’ll fit real nice on there).
So we’ll open it up.
We have the traditional Respironics non-heated tubing (this is a 6 foot tube), then we have
the heated tube.
Here is a user manual for the CPAP and also a user manual for the heated humidifier.
There’s also going to be an 80-watt power block that will sit in here with a cord.
Here’s the machine (I’ll move this out of the way).
So here is the new DreamStation.
It’s forward-facing.
This is where the tubing would connect, this is on a swivel so you can sit it anywhere
you like on your nightstand because this will swivel around.
This has a color screen and I’ll turn it on for you on in a moment.
Has the heated humidifier here, this is the CPAP Portion.
You can remove the heated humidifier if you’re traveling and you want to just take the machine
itself, and you want to take as least stuff as possible.
You press this little button and it releases it.
So here’s the humidifier and here’s the CPAP.
So you’d connect the tubing right here if you’re just gonna take the CPAP by itself
and leave the heated humidifier at home.
I’ll put these two back together.
Here is how you open it up.
Here’s the water chamber.
You fill it with distilled water.
There’s a line right here that shows you exactly where to fill it up to.
This is all open so you can actually get your hand in there and clean it.
There’s no lid right here - this is it.
When you put this back in here, this gasket in here will seal over this.
So it’s not - it cannot spill now.
So, you fill the water tank up from over here.
Put it on the tray.
Now it’s locked in.
So the machine itself has some really neat features.
It has ambient light, so the screen is not gonna illuminate your whole bedroom.
It will go out.
It has a new filter design which is right in here.
This is the new filter design - there is still 2 filters as with many of the other Respironics
units.
It has an ultra-fine filter here, and then right in here, there’s a foam filter.
This one’s washable and this one’s disposable.
It will come with the machine, and we always provide extras.
So they’re white colored, so you can see when they get dirty.
You’d throw the ultra fine filter away and you’d wash this out.
This is where the SD card is.
And this is gonna come with the unit.
This is gonna record a lot of information that you can then give to your doctor if they
want to really get some detailed information about your sleep therapy.
This machine will come on board however with some information.
Since this is a pretty sophisticated machine, it’s going to give you some morning feedback,
reminders, a 3-night summary, goal progress,.
It really does try to keep you involved in your therapy.
Now there’s three different models that are going to be available of this DreamStation.
There’s going to be the CPAP, a CPAP Pro, and an Auto CPAP.
So the first two which is the CPAP and the CPAP Pro are a standard machine, a standard,
fixed machine.
Meaning that we would set it on a fixed pressure, a 6, a 10, an 18, whatever your prescription
says if you’re going to purchase the CPAP or the CPAP Pro, you would set it to that
specific pressure and then that would be it.
The more sought-after version which is the Auto, which is this version, does not work
that way.
It works on a range of pressure.
So the machine will automatically adjust the pressure (that’s what the Auto means).
The machine will not just stay at a fixed pressure of, let’s say, 5 or 6.
It will automatically adjust up and down as you sleep during the night.
It’s trying to give you the lowest pressure possible to give you the best therapy possible
and make you more comfortable.
So some humidifier changers - this has something called an adaptive mode.
So the heated humidifier and the heated tube are sort of like a monitor and know what your
room temperature is and set itself automatically.
There’s also a classic mode where you can override that, and you can, through this toggle
here, you can set it to whatever you’d like.
So you can either use the automatic mode which is very very effective, but you can override
it and change it to whatever temperature you’d like.
There’s also something called an EZ-Start.
It’s sort of like a ramp, but it will gradually increase the pressure over several days.
It’s called EZ-Start.
That would really be something that’s used for someone that’s new to CPAP therapy,
that’s having a difficult time adjusting to the higher pressures.
Basically it will drop 50% pressure until the fourth hour per session is met.
And then it increases one centimeter for the next session.
This can happen over a 30-day max period.
So it’s going to slowly increase.
Most patients that have had CPAP and are used to CPAP will use the regular Smart Ramp.
This uses an auto algorithm during ramp time to start titrating even if events begin.
So that’s the normal easy way that most people who are used to a slow increment of
pressure - it’s going to automatically adjust as the machine sees that you need more or
less pressure.
Let’s just set that down for a second, I’m going to connect everything for you.
So you can see what it looks like when it’s on.
So that connects right in there, there will also be a battery available for this.
For DC and portability.
If you’re going to be traveling or camping or on a plane, there will be a battery that’s
available for this.
So it’s a color screen, its’ very nicely laid out, sleek design, extremely quiet and
I’ll turn it on in a second for you.
We’ve had several of our patients test this machine, and everyone said how quiet it was.
Virtually vibration free.
No whistling or echoing through the tubing at all.
Very, very, quiet.
Very easy to use.
So there’s My Info, and you would push down on this to gain access to that.
There’s a Preheat, you can set the heated humidifier to preheat 30 minutes before your
session starts if you’d like.
There’s My Provider Information, My Setup, My Info, and then back to Preheat again.
Let’s turn this on.
This is the heated tube.
Any tube will fit this machine.
The heated tube is the best option.
But any tube will fit with this, which means any mask will work.
Cause the end of the tube is a standard diameter, even though this is thinner, the end is standard,
so it will fit any mask by any manufacturer.
This is the Wisp nasal mask - I’m just going to connect this and press the power button
right here.
Turn that on.
You can see the screen goes away and now it shows you what the pressure is.
Now if this was an actual patient breathing, after the machine starts detecting the apneas,
it’s going to slowly start to increase and very proactively and very reactively monitor
the airway making sure that they’re getting the correct pressure possible.
So it’s on right now, but it’s extremely quiet.
It’s on a pressure of 4, and this machine like all other CPAP machines can range on
a pressure from 4 to 20.
And this does have the classic modes of and A-Flex and C-Flex built into it also, which
means it’s going to drop pressure.
So if this patient’s currently sleeping, let’s say they’re on a pressure of ten.
When they breathe in it’s giving a pressure of 10 - if the A-Flex is enabled, it will
drop the pressure just for a split second so that way it’s a more comfortable therapy.
Person’s breathing in it’s giving them a ten and when they breathe out maybe it drops
the pressure all the way down to a 7 or an 8.
That way they’re not pushing out against such a high pressure, they’re breathing
out against a lower pressure.
It make the therapy much more comfortable.
Just press this button right here to turn to off.
And to remove the heated tube, there’s two little tabs on the sites, you just squeeze
them and it comes right off.
So we’re very excited about this DreamStation.
It’s so user-friendly, perfect design, sleek design, removable heated humidifier, the optional
battery that we’re gonna be able to offer with this very soon, the patient reminders,
the fact that it keeps you engaged and will let you know exactly what’s going on.
It has bluetooth that’s built into this wirelessly, it will come with wireless bluetooth.
All you need to do is download the DreamMapper app, which is free, and that will then send
the information to your phone and to the app wirelessly, so it’s another method to understand
how the therapy is doing.
If you have any questions about this machine, you can reach us at 866-414-9700, but the
new DreamStation CPAP, Auto CPAP, masks, supplies, parts and batteries can all be found on our
website which is www.TheCPAPShop.com.
Thank you.