- Morning, everyone.
Just another cloudy day here in Melbourne,
another lockdown day, unfortunately.
So I thought I'd jump on and just do a really short video
on the up-and-coming new release from ResMed:
the AirSense 11.
I've been getting lots of messages.
Do I know when it's going to be released?
I don't have an official date,
but I do think we're going to see an official release
around September,
and it could be even earlier on.
We could be seeing the new AirSense 11 machine
as early as August.
Recently in late June,
ResMed finished its limited release program
for the AirSense 11.
So that's when they go and they take a few units,
put them out in the real world,
and do a little bit of initial testing;
you know, some troubleshooting,
just to see what the feedback's like
before they go and do the official release.
Just sort runs a lot smoother,
and they can sort of iron out any of those bugs
before the official release.
I also noticed on the app store
that ResMed has removed the RMDpulse app
that I was talking about.
So they're reverting back to the myAir app
that many of you have,
but this time around, the data I believe
is going to sync via Bluetooth to that app.
I've also noticed that ResMed has now added a support page
to their website, for the AirSense 11.
It's got a couple of pictures
and also all the documentation,
so your manuals and a few other things there.
So if you want to go and check that out,
I'll put a link in the description of the video.
Down the bottom of that page,
there's also a link where healthcare professionals
can log in to download the clinical guide.
If any of you watching have access to that clinical guide
and would like to share it with me, that would be amazing.
But if I had to guess how to get into the clinical menu,
I'd be thinking that you'd probably hold down that blue,
"my options" icon
and the purple "my sleep view" icon
at the same, for around five seconds,
and that probably unlocks the padlock
and lets you into those advanced settings.
On top of all of this,
we also have some very lucky members
on our private Facebook page
who have already received AirSense 11 devices
from their DME providers,
so it's definitely going to be dropping very, very soon.
If you want to check out my AirSense 11 video,
you can click the link above,
but just to give you a quick rundown,
the main features are these:
You've got the brand-new, color touch screen,
which is pretty cool.
You've also got a choice of two algorithms now:
You've got the For Her algorithm,
which is a little bit more sensitive,
and you've also got the standard algorithm.
So they've done away with having the two different models,
the black and the white one.
It's just the one model now,
but the two algorithms incorporated into that one device,
which is, I think is a great move.
It's also got this little test drive feature,
which is great for beginners,
helps them sort of ease into the therapy.
It's also smaller, lighter,
and according to Mick Farrell, the CEO,
it's also quieter than the AirSense 10.
And if that's true, then that would be amazing,
'cause the AirSense 10
is already one of the quietest machines on the market.
There is the possibility that the official release
might be delayed a little bit due to the supply chain issues
that a lot of the manufacturers are having
with the shortages in components,
the semiconductors and all.
They will have already been manufacturing the AirSense 11
for quite some time now,
trying to really build up that initial supply,
and with the AirSense 10 supply running so low,
I mean, they're just sold out everywhere,
it's probably the perfect time for ResMed
to move from the AirSense 10
to the AirSense 11,
so they can keep that sales momentum going.
This really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for them to basically take all of Philips's market share.
As much as I don't always see eye to eye with ResMed,
and I disagree with some of their business practices,
and they tried to shut the channel down
and sent me all that legal bullshit,
at the end of the day,
they do make great CPAP machines,
and I think the AirSense 11
is certainly going to be one to put on your radar.
Thanks for watching, everyone.
Have a great day, and I'll see you soon.
Bye, for now.
(gentle acoustic guitar music)