Making a deep impression by looking further than AHI
Patients with REM-related OSA have lower, or even normal, AHI scores and report milder daytime symptoms, which can lead to misdiagnosis.2
WatchPAT® 300 and WatchPAT® ONE HSATs are powered by breakthrough PAT® technology, which can detect sleep stages and REM sleep apnea.
When total recording time is used, 20% of cases are misdiagnosed/misclassified.3
With advanced actigraphy that differentiates between wake and sleep periods, WatchPAT® 300 and WatchPAT® ONE use true sleep time to calculate AHI and RDI.
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