Dentsply Sirona and Zephyr Sleep Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership

Posted: September 14, 2017
Edited by Dentaltown staff

YORK, Penn.—Dentsply Sirona and Zephyr Sleep Technologies, a medical device innovator, have announced a strategic partnership to advance sleep dentistry.

With the introduction of Zephyr’s MATRx Plus to the dental market and Dentsply Sirona’s sleep dentistry portfolio of 3-D imaging, digital impressions, SICAT Air software and the OPTISLEEP appliance, patients and dentists will now benefit from a more efficient and patient-friendly approach to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Sleep-related breathing disorders, which include OSA, affect as much as 20 percent of the North American population.

With Zephyr’s MATRx Plus system, testing to determine treatment response happens before undergoing an expensive, time-consuming process. The system is home-based, patient-centric and easy-to-use. It offers significant benefit to both the patient and the dentist by allowing a sleep physician to confidently prescribe treatment for OSA.

In conjunction with its investment, Dentsply Sirona has appointed Dr. Stefan Hehn, vice president imaging systems, to Zephyr’s board of directors to spearhead the cooperation.

“I’m excited to work closely with the Zephyr team to integrate existing Dentsply Sirona products and technology with the MATRx and MATRx Plus to make a better, safer and faster dental solution to treat OSA. This will not only make dentists more productive, but also significantly enhance the patient experience,” said Hehn.

“We are pleased to have Dr. Hehn join our board of independent corporate directors. Dr. Hehn not only brings a wealth of experience, but he also has a track record of successfully bringing new technologies and applications to the dental market”, said Greg Ogrodnick, Zephyr’s board chairman.

“Bringing on Dentsply Sirona as both an investor and strategic partner opens up a whole new world of opportunity. A significant challenge to any emerging technology company is building a path to market, and by partnering with a company of Dentsply Sirona’s stature it increases credibility with our customers and provides an established and extensive network to create, build and deliver the best treatments possible for sleep-related breathing disorders,” said Paul Cataford, Zephyr’s chief executive officer. “We are now one step closer to helping more people lead healthy and productive lives through better sleep.”

MATRx Plus is cleared in the U.S. for diagnostic indications and approved in Canada for both diagnostic and theragnostic indications.
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