Press Releases

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — September 12, 2017 — Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, today announced a distribution partnership with Sommetrics, a company that develops products and services to treat airway problems that arise during medical procedures and during sleep. As part of the partnership, Smiths Medical will distribute Sommetrics’ new and innovative aerFree™ Airway Management System (AMS), the first FDA-cleared external negative pressure aid that maintains a patent upper airway during mild to moderate sedation.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — July 18, 2017 — Sommetrics, a company providing products and services to improve sleep quality, today announced the addition of Wally McCloskey to its board of directors and the appointment of Corbet “Cory” Lancaster as senior vice president of finance. Both seasoned executives bring with them unique skillsets and creative initiatives to aid in accelerating Sommetrics’ growth as a leader in the sleep quality space.

San Diego, Calif. – June 21, 2017 — Sommetrics, a company providing products and services to improve sleep quality, today announced that its aerSleepTM system has received a Health Canada Medical Device License, which allows this system to be marketed in Canada. aerSleep will soon be available by prescription to Canadians diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea afflicts more than 20 percent of adults worldwide, and is linked to other serious health conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cognitive/mental disorders.

San Diego, Calif. – April 6, 2017 – Sommetrics, a company focused on providing innovative products and services that improve sleep quality, today announced that it has completed a Series B-1 Preferred Stock financing totaling $12.3 million from both new and current investors. The funds will be used to complete the development of the company’s product offerings and to obtain additional regulatory approvals.

San Diego, June 21, 2016 – Sommetrics, Inc., a company focused on providing products and services that improve sleep quality, announces the hiring of Sarah Polk as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Stephen Maine as Vice President of Bioinformatics to facilitate the advancement of the company’s cNEP® (continuous negative external pressure) technology, products and services focused on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sedation-related apneas.

San Diego, CA, May 10, 2016 – Sommetrics, Inc., a company focused on providing products and services that improve the quality of sleep, today announced the publication of study results demonstrating that the company’s cNEP® Airway System significantly reduces respiratory impairment during screening colonoscopy. The peer-reviewed study results were published online in the journal Endoscopy, a leading GI endoscopy journal.

San Diego, March 10, 2016 – Sommetrics, a company focused on providing products and services that improve the quality of sleep, announces the appointment of Paul Edwards as Senior VP of Engineering and Manufacturing. Mr. Edwards joins Sommetrics from SeQual Technologies, where he most recently served as VP of Engineering and was responsible for new product development and engineering for portable lightweight oxygen delivery systems.

San Diego, CA January 26, 2016 – Sommetrics, a medical technology company focused on developing products for assessing and managing sleep problems, announced FDA clearance to market its cNEP™ Airway Management system as an aid for maintaining the patency of the upper airway in spontaneously breathing adults undergoing medical procedures less than 2 hours in duration. This device is intended for use in cases of mild to moderate sedation with non-propofol drugs.

San Diego, March 25, 2015 – Sommetrics announced that it has enhanced its organizational capabilities with the appointment of three executives to its management team and the expansion of one executive’s role. “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to add several accomplished individuals to our management team,” said Dr. Richard Rose, Chief Executive Officer. “Their experience and skill will make significant contributions in bringing cNEP® technology to market.”

San Diego, February 12, 2015 – Sommetrics, formerly 5i Sciences, announced it has raised an additional $5.2 million in an expansion of its Series B financing. These funds will be used to further the development of the Company’s proprietary cNEP™ products for the treatment of sleep apnea and related conditions.