ReddyPort

Company overview

ReddyPort is a Salt Lake City, Utah medical technology company founded in 2014. Its products support oral care and patient communication while a non-invasive ventilation mask remains in place.

The portfolio comprises self-sealing NIV access elbows, suction-based oral-care appliances and kits, and a microphone with a speaker-equipped controller. These products are designed for use with compatible hospital NIV masks.

Tony Lair is president and CEO, and Chak Reddy is chief medical officer; both serve on the board. FDA elbow records name SMD Manufacturing, LLC as applicant, and SMD lists ReddyPort among its products. ReddyPort’s current distribution page lists Medline and Owens & Minor as authorized distributors.

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Summary

FDA cleared the ReddyPort NIV Access Elbow under K171827 on January 19, 2018 and the ReddyPort Elbow under K231064 on July 13, 2023. Both records name SMD Manufacturing, LLC as applicant and relate to the elbow family. ^[1][2]

The access elbow provides a self-sealing route through a compatible NIV mask for oral-care instruments and the microphone. The elbow clearances are not attributed to every oral-care supply or electronic accessory. ^[7][8][6]

Regulatory snapshot How to read this snapshot

U.S. FDA

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510(k) clearances

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De Novo grants

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PMA approvals

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Recall events

Latest recorded source review: 2026-10-31.

Scope: selected product families.

Commercial portfolio snapshot

Documented commercial product families.

Non-invasive ventilation access

ReddyPort NIV Access Elbow ↗

Replacement mask elbow with a self-sealing access valve that permits oral-care instruments or a microphone to pass through while the NIV mask remains in place. The family includes configurations for compatible Philips Respironics hospital masks. Compatibility depends on the elbow and mask model. ^[7][6][2][1]

Commercially available · FDA 510(k) cleared

Oral care during non-invasive ventilation

NIV oral care appliances and kits ↗

Guarded suction toothbrushes, suction swabs and silicone-tipped Yankauer suction appliances used through the access elbow. Starter and 24-hour kits combine selected appliances with oral-care supplies; kit contents vary. ^[7][6]

Commercially available

Patient communication during non-invasive ventilation

NIV Microphone and Controller ↗

Microphone that fits through the ReddyPort access elbow and connects to a controller with an integrated speaker. Digital signal processing reduces breathing and background noise, with volume and power controls for patient communication while the mask remains in place. ^[8][6]

Commercially available