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Transcend is a CPAP company of firsts
We’re driven by the mission to deliver ground-breaking, lifestyle-focused sleep solutions that address the unmet needs of CPAP users.
First in the world to design a rugged, portable CPAP weighing less than one pound with lightweight portable batteries and power accessories.
First in the world and the only CPAP to offer a solar battery charger so you can get the good night’s sleep you need completely off the grid.
First in the world and the only CPAP to use patented Capillary Force Vaporizer™ (CFV) technology to deliver heated humidification in the world’s smallest heated humidifier for CPAP.
First in the world to develop a CPAP and heated humidifier system designed to run on a portable battery.
Why do these firsts matter? Because firsts break the boundaries of convention to deliver something better. We’re leading the portable CPAP therapy market to deliver sleep solutions that enhance your life.
Somnetics International, Inc. is a privately-held Minnesota-based medical company. Transcend and associated technology is protected by several issued and pending U.S. and foreign patents. Somnetics received FDA market clearance for the Transcend CPAP in July 2010, registration approval in Canada in October 2011, and CE Mark in March 2012. Transcend received awards at Medtrade in 2011 and 2012 and the 2012 Best Practices Award for Product Differentiation in the Sleep Disordered Breathing market from Frost & Sullivan.
* Capillary Force Vaporizer™ (CFV) is a trademark of Vapore, LLC and is protected by the following patents: 6634864, 7431570, 7920777, 8201752, and 792644. Somnetics holds issued and pending patents on the application of CFV in CPAP applications.