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Itamar Medical

Itamar Medical is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Itamar Medical rather than just read about it. In short: Itamar Medical is a multinational company focused on the development, manufacturing and sales of medical devices related to respiratory sleep disorders. The company is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel and is owned by ZOLL Medical Corporation.

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Reference excerpt

Itamar Medical is a multinational company focused on the development, manufacturing and sales of medical devices related to respiratory sleep disorders. The company is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel and is owned by ZOLL Medical Corporation. The company is a medical device company providing continuum of care in the area of sleep disorder based on its WatchPAT diagnostic devices and early diagnosis of Atherosclerosis. Itamar Medical was among the early companies to promote the link between sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, and developed a platform enabling cardiologists to diagnose and manage sleep apnea in cardiac patients.

History Itamar Medical was founded in 1995 as a developer of devices for assessing vascular defects. Its early products included technology for early detection of heart disease (EndoPAT) and detection of sleep disorders (WatchPAT). The company is named after Itamar Yaron (one of the founders' brothers), who was killed in the Yom Kippur War when trying to rescue an injured soldier and was awarded with a Medal of Courage. Itamar's headquarters is located in Caesarea, Israel, and the company has offices in the US, Japan, and the Netherlands. In July 2002, Itamar Medical completed an $8 million financing round led by new investors, including Bay City Capital, with funds allocated into the development and commercialisation of its WatchPAT and ETT PAT devices, following FDA approval of WatchPAT for the U.S. market earlier that year. In 2007, the company went public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and on the Nasdaq. In 2011, the company made its first step on the Indian market. In 2012, the company's WatchPAT started being distributed in Russia by Medical Diagnostic Methods. In July 2013, the company entered into an agreement with Somnoware Healthcare Systems to integrate its WatchPAT device with Somnoware’s cloud-based platform, with the aim of improving the coordination and delivery of sleep apnea care. In January 2014, the company entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement with Thorne Research, granting it marketing rights for the EndoPAT and WatchPAT devices in the United States and supporting their use among healthcare practitioners. In July 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication of the WatchPAT device to include patients aged 12 and older, lowering the previous minimum age of 17. In January 2019, Itamar Medical announced a private placement expected to raise nearly $12 million from U.S. and Israeli investors, with proceeds intended to support sales and marketing of its WatchPAT and EndoPAT devices. In October 2019, the company appointed cardiologist Jennifer Cook as Global Medical Director to lead its research, clinical strategy, and scientific collaborations. In 2020, the company raised $40 million on the NASDAQ. In October 2020, Itamar Medical Ltd was awarded the SleepTech Award by the National Sleep Foundation, recognising its innovation in sleep technology. In January 2021, the company agreed to acquire Spry Health, including its FDA-cleared wrist-worn remote patient monitoring system, to advance the development of continuous sleep apnea monitoring solutions. In August 2021, Itamar Medical appointed Marga Ortigas-Wedekind to its Board of Directors, bringing over 30 years of experience in medical technology and digital health, including senior roles at iRhythm Technologies and Omnicell. In December 2021, the company was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation and its stock delisted.

Products and technology WatchPAT (FDA approval) EndoPAT (FDA approval) Sleep Apnea The company’s Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (PAT) technology measures arterial function and blood flow during sleep to detect physiological signals associated with sleep apnea, evaluating vascular response and cardiac workload. WatchPAT is a wearable diagnostic device that records physiological data during sleep and analyses it using proprietary algorithms to detect and assess sleep apnea. The system typically includes a finger-mounted sensor and a wrist-worn recording unit, and has been reported to provide results comparable to polysomnography. The company also developed a platform that integrates the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of sleep apnea for healthcare providers.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Itamar Medical

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Itamar Medical claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Itamar Medical before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Itamar Medical ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Itamar Medical

In research: Itamar Medical appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Itamar Medical in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Itamar Medical is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2021 mergers and acquisitions, Companies based in Caesarea, Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Itamar Medical outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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