IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 28, 2026--
Nihon Kohden, a global leader in neurodiagnostic, patient, monitoring and ventilation, today announced it is expanding the reach of NomadAir ® with Connect — its established at-home sleep apnea diagnostic system — into dental sleep medicine. The company will feature the solution at the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) Annual Meeting, taking place May 1–3 in Chicago (Booth 408). The expansion comes as growing collaboration between dentists and sleep physicians creates demand for a more connected, efficient approach to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis and treatment.
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Backed by Nihon Kohden's 70 years of diagnostic expertise, NomadAir with Connect is trusted by sleep specialists for its reliable, at-home diagnostic capabilities. In a 30-day prospective study of 186 consecutive patient studies conducted at a Florida partner site in late 2025, the system achieved a 95% first-night completion rate and a 98% overall success rate with zero device failures — representing 71 to 75% fewer failures than the industry standard. Designed by clinicians for clinicians, the system features built-in cellular connectivity that enables automatic data uploads, with no apps or device pairing required.
For dentists working alongside sleep physicians to treat OSA with oral appliance therapy, completing the diagnostic study is a critical step before treatment can begin. Delays or failed studies can disrupt care and lead to patient drop-off. By enabling patients to complete studies at home, NomadAir with Connect makes it easier for patients to follow through, while giving providers shared visibility into study status and results and supporting a more streamlined referral relationship. This improved collaboration helps keep patients moving through the treatment pathway, reduces repeat visits, and shortens the time from screening to therapy. In a business where chair time is currency, fewer unnecessary office visits also improve practice efficiency and overall margins.
For patients, at-home testing has traditionally meant a tradeoff between convenience and reliability — industry studies have found failure rates of up to 11% in self-applied home sleep tests, often leading to repeat testing and delays in care. NomadAir with Connect removes that tradeoff by enabling providers to monitor studies in real time and intervene if issues arise, helping ensure tests are completed successfully the first time with fewer disruptions to care.
"We've spent 70 years building diagnostic tools that clinicians trust. Bringing that expertise to dental sleep medicine means dentists and sleep physicians can finally work from the same data, in real time, without the friction that slows care down," said Scott Blodgett, national vice president, neurology sales at Nihon Kohden America, LLC (“NKA”). "By connecting the entire care team through shared visibility, we're helping providers keep patients on track and move more quickly from diagnosis to treatment."
NomadAir with Connect integrates with Polysmith software and supports EMR connectivity. The system supports wrist or chest placement, records up to three nights per battery charge, and is compatible with PAP titration studies. Through the WatchTower ® platform, providers gain real-time insights and performance monitoring, while WatchTower Maps enables device location tracking to improve asset management and reduce loss. Connected capabilities can be enabled on earlier-generation NomadAir devices through a simple SIM-based upgrade.
Beyond dental sleep medicine, Nihon Kohden is expanding NomadAir with Connect into additional underserved and compliance-driven markets, including the transportation and mobility sector. Commercial drivers and similar populations often face mandatory OSA screening requirements but limited access to efficient testing. With its connectivity and real-time data capabilities, the system enables providers to manage compliance more efficiently, without the delays associated with traditional testing models.
Learn more at us.nihonkohden.com.
About Nihon Kohden: Founded in Japan in 1951, Nihon Kohden Corporation is a leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic equipment, with subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Nihon Kohden products are now used in more than 120 countries and it is the largest supplier of electroencephalography products worldwide. A pioneer in transformational healthcare technology, Nihon Kohden has envisioned, designed and produced revolutionary devices, such as pulse oximeters, arrhythmia analysis, low-invasive blood volume monitoring and wireless patient monitoring. Visit nihonkohden.com to learn more; and follow Nihon Kohden on Facebook and LinkedIn.
EDITOR’S NOTE:Nihon Kohden executives and clinical experts will be available for interviews during the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) Annual Meeting, May 1–3 in Chicago. Media are invited to meet onsite at Booth 408 or can schedule briefings in advance or following the conference. To arrange an interview or request additional information, please email nihonkohden@beyondfifteen.com or call 949.733.8679.
NomadAir® with Connect gives dental sleep providers real-time access to home sleep study data, so they can confirm oral appliance therapy (OAT) titration results faster and keep patients moving through care.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump.
The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department's relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the Republican president. The seashells photo was posted nearly a year ago, but the indictment was secured as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a Trump loyalist who previously served as his personal lawyer, aims to prove to the president that he's the right person to hold the job permanently.
The fact that the Justice Department pursued a new case against the ex-FBI director months after a separate and unrelated indictment was dismissed could open the government to claims of a vindictive prosecution and to arguments that it is going out of its way to target Comey, who had overseen the early months of an investigation into whether the Republican president’s 2016 campaign had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of that year’s election. Comey was fired by Trump months into the president’s first term, and they have openly feuded ever since.
The two-count indictment charges Comey with “knowingly and willfully” making a threat to “take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon" Trump and with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. It offers no evidence to support the claim that Comey knowingly made a threat against the president, especially since he has said the opposite, but suggested a “reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret” the message as a threat to do harm.
The case was filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the state where Comey found the seashells.
Comey's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment Tuesday, and a Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately comment.
The prosecution arises from a May post on Instagram in which Comey shared a photo of seashells he saw on a walk in the arrangement of “86 47.” He has said he assumed that the numbers reflected a political message, not a call to violence. Comey deleted the post shortly after it was made, writing: “I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence” and “I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”
Nonetheless, Comey was swiftly interviewed by the Secret Service after Trump administration officials asserted that he was advocating the assassination of Trump, the 47th president.
Merriam-Webster, the dictionary used by The Associated Press, says 86 is slang meaning “to throw out,” “to get rid of” or “to refuse service to.” It notes: “Among the most recent senses adopted is a logical extension of the previous ones, with the meaning of ‘to kill.’ We do not enter this sense, due to its relative recency and sparseness of use.”
Trump, in a Fox News Channel interview in May, accused Comey of knowing “exactly what that meant."
“A child knows what that meant,” Trump said. "If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear.”
The former FBI director was indicted in September on charges that he lied to and obstructed Congress related to testimony he gave in 2020 about whether he had authorized inside information about an investigation to be provided to a journalist. He denied any wrongdoing, and the case was subsequently dismissed after a judge concluded that the prosecutor who brought the indictment was illegally appointed.
Comey was the FBI director when Trump took office in 2017, having been appointed by then-President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and serving before that as a senior Justice Department official in President George W. Bush’s Republican administration.
But the relationship was strained from the start, including after Comey resisted a request by Trump at a private dinner to pledge his personal loyalty to the president -- an overture that so unnerved the FBI director that he documented it in a contemporaneous memorandum.
Trump fired Comey in May 2017 amid an FBI investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign. That inquiry, later taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller, would ultimately find that while Russia interfered in the 2016 election and the Trump team welcomed the help, there was insufficient evidence to prove a criminal collaboration.
Blanche was elevated earlier this month from deputy attorney general to acting attorney general, replacing Pam Bondi, who had frustrated Trump with the department's struggles to build successful criminal cases against his adversaries. Blanche since then has moved quickly to announce politically charged prosecutions, including a case last week against the nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center, which is accused by the Justice Department of defrauding donors by paying donors to infiltrate hate groups. The group has denied any wrongdoing.
Comey is among many Trump foes to face scrutiny over the last year.
The Justice Department, for instance, is also pursuing a criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, another key figure in the Russia investigation -- one of Trump’s chief grievances and a saga that he and his supporters have long sought retaliation for. Brennan has denied doing anything wrong.
CNN was the first to report the second indictment against Comey.
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FILE - Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
