Colin Sullivan

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Who is Colin Sullivan?

Colin Sullivan PhD, BSc, MB, FRACP is an Australian physician, professor, and inventor known for his invention of the CPAP in June 1980. Sullivan’s development of CPAP was a product of his long-term interest in the upper respiratory airway and its role in SIDS. Prior to the invention of the CPAP machine sleep apnea was often treated with radical measures such as tracheotomy.

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on July 23, 2013

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