ApniCure, which makes the Winx Sleep Therapy System for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), announces that Winx is now available for direct purchase by consumers. Winx provides relief from obstructive sleep apnea without a mask and is designed specifically for the half of sleep apnea patients who can’t or won’t use a CPAP machine. FDA-cleared and previously available only in select sleep labs, Winx is currently available to consumers in California, but will be available with broader national distribution in 2017.
“Many patients who stop using their CPAP machine don’t go back to their sleep doctor or lab,” says Matt Vaska, co-founder and CEO of ApniCure, in a release. “As a result, they don’t learn about alternatives to CPAP like Winx, which is so new that many doctors aren’t familiar with it. So, we’ve decided to market Winx directly to consumers and offer to connect them with independent board-certified sleep medicine physicians who will consult with them via telemedicine—an online video appointment—to see if the patient’s condition merits a prescription for Winx or another treatment. New technology—both Winx and the convenience of telemedicine—can help millions of people who have given up on CPAP.”
Haramandeep Singh, a board-certified sleep medicine physician, says, “As a doctor who has treated thousands of patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea by prescribing the first-line therapy of CPAP, I have been disappointed that many of my patients cannot tolerate it or stop using it eventually. Winx is a refreshing alternative to CPAP that solves many of the challenges patients have with CPAP, so I recommend it as an excellent alternative treatment to try.”
Winx uses a oral pressure therapy (OPT). Instead of delivering forced air through a mask like CPAP, Winx delivers a light vacuum through a soft, flexible mouthpiece that fits comfortably in the mouth. The mouthpiece is connected to the Winx console by a very slim tube. Winx keeps the airway open during sleep by gently drawing the soft palate forward and stabilizing the tongue.
Eight-six percent of Winx users experienced improvement in their obstructive sleep apnea, with 58% of them either much improved or very much improved, according to assessments by their physicians in recent clinical trials. Forty-one percent were fully treated per FDA criteria and 76% of trial participants said they would use Winx to treat their sleep apnea.1
Reference
1. Sleep Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2013:830-7.
Would love to distribute this in Texas. I am a Manufacturers rep working in the sleep industry with most of the DME companies in Dallas, and the rest of the state. I can be contacted at [email protected] or at 214-676-9310.
I would like additional literature and any studies conducted for validation of equipment. Thankyou
Agreed.
Please send me some info on this product. I am very interested. I have been using a CPAP for about 8 years and I would like to try something new. By the way – I am a Sleep Tech and would love to have an alternative for my patients – thank you!
Mike Barselou
BS, RPSGT, RST
I would like some more information about efficacy.
I have been using a cpap machine for about 16 months and I really don’t feel any better. I would like more information about this product.
Please send more info about the machine and for distribution.
Thanks.
Please send me more information on the Winx sleep apnea machine. How do I get tested; how much is the machine, and additional literature on the product. I cannot use the CPAP product
More details pls with videos. Pls quote the price of this
Hi,I am from Pakistan…..my mom is not using cpap since 2 years.She got anxiety attacks while using it due to its mask.we tried our best to keep it on but all in vain.lets see what winmax does for my mom.waiting for it.
How can I get one of the Winx Sleep Therapy System and how much does it cost?
would like more information on this product. what is the price of the product?
will insurance cover any of the cost?
Where can I order one?
Please give technical sheet and product brochure
This is a fairly high price of $61 a month on their website. You will need to replace hoses and oral appliance about every 3 months. I see a strap that compresses the tongue, not a favorite feature for me. This is not a custom fabricated appliance so fit will not be as well as something made by a dentist. The concept is good and I think with a custom dentist fabricated appliance and not strap over the tongue it could be a great item. They are onto something here.
Perhaps its more like a mouthpiece/tooth guard: Boil for 5 minutes to make flexible, then bite down on it hard for a few minutes until it custom forms to each individual mouth.
As diabetic and sleep apnea patient its not cpap problem its the mask. I have talked to several sleep medicine doctors and tested several masks and its the mask that needs consideration. The N20 series needs to be assessed any one has used these new Resmed masks?
Hi Is your device available in Australia?
If yes where can I buy it?
Price
I would like to receive more info on this product. I went in for a sleep study several weeks ago and did not like either option they had me try. I am curious about this product. How much would it cost? Can my insurance cover any cost of the product?
Thanks!
Erik
Id love information on the WINX PRODUCT
Winx is the only product that has been able to offer me relief. I was capable of getting through the night with the cpap, but it just didn’t make me feel better. Mandible advancement devices didn’t either. Winx does.
I got the unit and ran into a problem, I got a painful sore spot on my upper lip inside below my nose! But even more aggravating is trying to get anyone to return a call from me! After 2 days of trying with no success to get a return call, I CANNOT RECOMMEND SPENDING THE KIND OF MONEY IN THIS SYSTEM, with no support or humans to communicate with, if you have a problem, YOUR ON YOUR OWN!!!!!
I would like more information on this product. How much is the price of the product? Does my flex account applies to cover for the costs of this unit?
Please send info on costs? is it a rental? How do I get started?
What is the price of Winx?
Can I get your e-mail ?
I’m willing to buy your winx if it doesn’t work for you. Mine does work, but I’m just concerned that I haven’t heard back and it could be some time before they make new systems and I’d like to have a back-up in place. You can email me at ryan15523p @ yahoo.com
Email [email protected] if you’d like to sell your winx to me. It works for me and I want to have a back-up in place. The company is out for now.
Good luck-I think they are out of business. Have tried for a couple of month to reorder to no avail. I really liked the system, but customer follow up sucks. I have left emails and have yet to hear from a soul in over two months!!
Has Winx gone out of business? Very distressing if it has…it works quite well for me. If you have any information please email me at [email protected].
anyone have one to sell?
does anyone know how to get replacement parts for the winx. need new tubing.
I really like this system, but I desperately need to obtain more mouth pieces. If anyone knows where accessories to the Winx Machine can be obtained, please provide info. Thanks!
I love the system but cannot order parts??? Out of business???
I can’t get parts. No one returns my calls. Are they out of business?
Is this company out of biz?
I need replacement mouthpiece and hose.
Ugh.
No emails returned.
I am having the same problem and reached another Dr. who speciaizes in Sleep Apnea and they said they are out of businness
I to need replacement parts new hoses and mouth pice
Yes, unfortunately Apnicure (Winx system) has gone out of business, filing Chapter 11.
I was one of the first customers–I loved that machine, so comfortable. Now I have to re-engage with those old, face-strapping CPAP (look like a WWI pilot-(no disrespect) torture systems….
I used the Winx the device early on in 2013 when it was in trial It really worked well…but you had to keep the tubes clean. That was the biggest problem but I used the device until late 2016. It was excellent! Took my sleep apnea problem from 54 episodes an hour to 1-2. I have struggled since i could not find a new machine (mine died) and dont really want a CPAP. if I could find some inventory I would buy a bunch of units.
The concept of sucking your tongue to the roof of your mouth was ingenious…and, it would train your tongue so if you used it 5 nights in a row, you wouldn’t have to for 2-3 nights.
The suction I think also works to fight the gravitational pull that slowly closes your airways as you age.
Someone needs to revive this technology!!!
i would like to hear more about WINX device. Just in case it will become available again would let me know. I would appreciate it very much. Can not use CPAP machine at all. Looking forward to hear from you. Paula
I need more information
I NEED a Winx – – I am a very satisfied user of the Winx sleep therapy system – I’m hoping to find someone with a new system or a used system or mouthpieces or spare tubing or saliva buckets – Anything at all related to Winx sleep therapy systems