We are Appscent Medical
We make living with apnea easier
Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder that can lead to serious health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart trouble. Untreated sleep apnea causes breathing to stop repeatedly during sleep, causing loud snoring and daytime tiredness, even with a full night’s sleep.
Our Unique Solution
INNOVATIVE PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
Our disruptive innovation is a non-invasive, integrated, system with a detection and therapeutic platform.
The detection platform is based on remote sensing technology integrated with local AI and a cloud-based back-end. The non-contact sensors capture a range of physiological parameters which are then analyzed by our advanced AI algorithms that command the remedy platform to act based on a personalized physiological profile of the user.
- Appscent’s breakthrough Scentific medical device offers contactless instant detection and immediate relief for sleep apnea.
- The AI diagnostic platform monitors the patient’s actual breathing and sleep pattern.
- Patented scent technology ensures a personalized scent solution that reduces apnea events and duration.
- Non-contact, non-invasive, effortless, and pleasant bedside solution.
- Comfortable and easy handling, simple care, and low maintenance.
How does this work?
A sensor, placed next to the sleeping patient, monitors the patient’s actual breathing and sleep patterns. When it senses that an apnea episode is about to begin, it notifies the main processing unit.
The main unit then sends back an order, and an attractive scent is dispersed above the patient’s head.
This triggers an automatic sniffing reflex, which in turn, gets the patient to start breathing normally again, without fully waking up.
This non-invasive patent protected solution is without the cost and complication of invasive surgery, and without the evident hassle which brings CPAP above 50% abandon rate in first year.
SLEEP APNEA
Sleep apnea is a major worldwide health problem.
Sleep apnea impacts more than 1 Billion people worldwide. It is a condition characterized by repetitive cessation or decreased amplitude of breathing lasting 10 seconds or more that may occur hundreds of times per night.
Sleep apnea has a significant impact on general health. Sleep apnea has been shown to contribute to the development of other conditions such as: stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Apnea can result from either a central nervous system malfunction in respiratory driving (central sleep apnea, CSA) or a peripheral malfunction of upper airway collapse despite respiratory efforts (obstructive sleep apnea, OSA). CSA and OSA can materialize independently, and they can co-occur.
LACK OF SOLUTIONS
The standard and most common available treatment for sleep apnea is a highly uncomfortable and invasive device known as the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) which is comprised of a pump and nasal mask.
The major disadvantage of the CPAP is the relatively low compliance due to its discomfort and side effects. Roughly 12% of users abandon CPAP therapy after 1 night and only 46% use CPAP on a regular daily basis. Thus, apnea remains an often untreated disorder.
( Rotenberg et al. Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (2016) 45:43 , trends in CPAP adherence over twenty years of data collection: a flattened curve )
While CPAP captures about 90% of the existing solutions in the market, there are other invasive offerings like Surgical treatments, Neurostimulation treatments, and Oral treatments, all suffering from a cumbersome procedure, invasive nature, and resistance by patients.
About Us
Appscent Medical Ltd. is a privately-held Israeli company, developing an advanced artificial intelligence medical device that offers continuous, non-contact, detection and relief for sleep apnea.
- Appscent Medical was founded in 2018 by experienced entrepreneurs with extensive technology and medical background.
- The company holds the approval of the Ministry of health in Israel “AMAR” preparing for commercial sales in Israel.
AMAR Link - Completed registration as a Manufacturer at the FDA and registered the Scentific device as a Diagnostic tool for the olfactory system
FDA Link - The company is working in full cooperation with the Weizmann Institute of Science which also developed some of the early technology and IP
- Funded by enthusiastic angels and won the recognition and funding of the IIA (Israeli Innovation Authority).
- The company has 2 worldwide granted patents
- The company obtained the appropriate ISO certifications for a medical device company
(ISO 27001, ISO 27799, and ISO 13485)
The Team
Yosi Azoulay
Founder & CEO Serial entrepreneur, rich background at technological and medical field, Previously the manager of startup accelerators.
Amos Porat
Co-Founder & COO Serial entrepreneur, Scent specialist
David Vardi
Co-Founder & CTO Leading Appscent R&D and algorithm expert.
Dor Ha-Cohen
Head of Data Science Data Science & Machine Learning MSc from UCL London. Experience in Cognitive Neuroscience research, BCI and Neurofeedback.
The Researchers
Prof. Noam Sobel
Head, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute. Appscent medical technology is based on an invention made by Professor Noam Sobel and his research group at the Weizmann Institute.
Prof. Sobel and his group have been routinely published in such well respected journals as Science, Nature, PNAS and Nature Neuroscience, and their work has resulted in several patents for medical devices.
Prof. Anat Arzi
Senior lecturer at the Hebrew University, Medical Neurobiology & Cognitive and Brain Sciences