--- title: Sleep Medical Equipment. CA Advanced Sleep Medicine Services description: Sleep medical equipment. Once patients complete their sleep studies, their results are sent to their referring physicians. If Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is necessary, it can be ordered directly from ASMS by the patient’s referring physician. --- [![Advanced Sleep Medicine Services](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/hs-fs/file-290495586-jpg/images/logo.jpg?width=780&height=228&name=logo.jpg)](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/) # Equipment ASMS is a one-stop shop for both patients and referring physicians. Once patients complete their sleep studies, their results are sent to their referring physicians. If **Durable Medical Equipment (DME) **is necessary, it can be ordered directly from ASMS by the patient’s referring physician. ASMS carries a comprehensive inventory of treatment and related supplies from the biggest manufacturers in the industry, including Respironics, ResMed and Puritan Bennett. These state-of-the-art devices include: - [CPAP Devices](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/equipment#cpap) (Including Autoset or APAP) - [Bi-Level Devices](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/equipment#bilevel) - [Related Supplies and Accessories](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/equipment#related) - [Extensive Follow-Up & Compliance ](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/equipment#extensive) Device setups can either be done at one of our facilities, or at the patient’s home, if needed, and generally take 45 to 60 minutes.   ## *ASMS is committed to providing safe, high-quality care, treatment and services and is recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, the industry's leading accreditation organization.* [![Joint_Commission_Approval_Seal](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/hs-fs/file-603145984-jpg/images/Joint_Commission_Approval_Seal.jpg?width=200&name=Joint_Commission_Approval_Seal.jpg)](http://www.jointcommission.org/) # How Does CPAP Work? ## **PAP Therapy Devices** **![Resmed_sleeping_with_PAP](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/hs-fs/hub/299691/file-638798312.jpg)** CPAP, or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, delivers pressurized ambient air through a delivery system (tubing and mask), thus eliminating apnea events during sleep. CPAP is the most effective treatment for sleep apnea and can potentially improve the patient’s sleep overnight; dramatically improving the quality of life for individuals afflicted with sleep apnea. ![Resmed_S9_Escape_TOP](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/hs-fs/hub/299691/file-640086300.jpg)![Resmed_S9_Escape](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/hs-fs/hub/299691/file-637078621.jpg) **Bi-Level Device** BiPAP, or Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure, is another form of sleep therapy, which delivers alternating levels of a higher inspiratory pressure (IPAP) to keep the airway open as a patient breathes in, and a lower expiratory pressure (EPAP) allowing the patient to [exhale](http://www.answers.com/topic/exhale) easily. Thus, a BiPAP is much easier for users with neuromuscular disease to adapt to. The dual settings allow patients to get more air in and out of the lungs without the natural muscular effort needed to do so.   ## **Related Supplies and Accessories** ASMS offers an extensive inventory, which also includes a wide variety of device related supplies and accessories. Such accessories include various masks, tubing, heated humidifiers and filters.   ![Resmed_Airfit_Nasal_Pillows](https://299691.hs-sites-na2.com/hs-fs/hub/299691/file-640121885.jpg)   ## **Extensive Follow-Up & Compliance and Resupply** ASMS boasts one of the most intensive DME follow-up programs in the industry to ensure optimal compliance with patients. This program includes the following: Our administrative offices AND sleep centers will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2015 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Copyright © Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. 2016