Breathe Easy, Sleep Soundly
SOMNIUM
Sep - Dec 2024
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What is CPAP?
OVER 1 MILLION
50% OF PATIENTS
people worldwide use CPAP therapy to treat obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
stop CPAP treatment after just the first month.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is used to treat forms of sleep apnea which is where breathing stops during sleep. Creating serious problems for people over a long period of time.
Modern CPAPs fail, but not in function...
Visually medical. CPAP devices are often bulky and embarrassing to display.
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No home for parts. There’s typically no way to store the mask or hose cleanly.
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Sanitation plays a huge factor in design. Parts need to be easily replacable.
CPAP Nasal Mask
CPAP Unit
Traditional nasal masks for CPAP machines are sold separately.
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They are bulky, uncomfortable, and feature a large hose that protrudes out the front, discouraging consistent use despite health benefits.
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​​​​​​​​​There needs to be a way to emphasize the need for more discreet, comfortable, and user-friendly solutions.
CPAP machines on the market are bulky and take up a lot of space. When they don’t, they may sacrifice beneficial components.
The market and why it's not working.
What people experience...
The dreaded nightly process.
I kept asking why CPAP machines still feel like hospital equipment, even though people use them every night at home.
How might we revolutionize CPAP therapy through comfortable, user-centric design, integrated seamlessly into the home?
What might change?
The Resmed Airsense 11 is one of the highest end CPAP machines, however you have to conform around the machine, not the other way around.
What if the CPAP integrates within its environment?
Can the machine be taken off the nightstand to sacrifice less space?
Interchangeable airflow pathways allow the mask to adapt to the way people actually sleep, reducing restriction and improving comfort overnight.
Is there a way to make sleeping with this contraption more manageable?
meet
SOMNIUM
A less-invasive CPAP mask and unit designed around comfort, discretion, and daily life in the home.
Sleep is precious,
so let's act like it.
Somnium is designed to minimize pressure points, visual bulk, and nighttime disturbance while maintaining a reliable seal.
Because CPAP should be something you want to return to...
A CPAP system
that disappears.
Somnium's unit is compact, quiet, and designed to integrate with the bed rather than sit beside it.
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Adaptive humidity and noise reduction
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Flip-up hanger integrates with bed frame
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Top tray stores mask after use
Interchangeable hose entry locations.
Unit storage for hose and mask.
Unit storage for hose and mask.
Unit storage for hose and mask.
Adaptable color finishes.
Easy to read interface from the bed.
