URGENT RECALL: Philips Recalls CPAP and BiPAP Machines Due to Toxic Particles Millions of Philips breathing machines have…
Philips is recalling breathing devices and ventilators due to foam that might degrade and become toxic, possibly causing cancer, the Dutch medical equipment maker said on Monday. The recall involves specific Philips Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Level PAP), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ...
Millions of U.S. sleep apnea patients are scrambling to find ways to protect their nightly slumber, following a voluntary recall from one of the nation's leading manufacturers of CPAP breathing machines. Philips Respironics agreed to a voluntary recall of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)m...
What Does a CPAP Machine Do? Health care providers prescribe the Philips CPAP and other brands of machines to help people withsleep apneabreathe better when sleeping. Sleep apnea is a condition where a person stops and starts breathing repeatedly while they sleep. CPAP devices take air from the...
Philips Respironics, a manufacturer of CPAP devices, and the FDA issued a recall for their machines in June 2021, after it was discovered that users were likely to inhale or ingest toxic gasses and particles from a part of the machine designed to limit sound and vibration. Among the possible...
On October 12,SoClean filed a lawsuit against Philips, claiming its products are being used as a scapegoat for respiratory problems linked to Philips use of toxic sound abatement foam, which it claims is the real cause of recalled Philips breathing machine users suffering respiratory problems. The...
People who have bought, leased or rented certain Philips Respironics sleep apnea machines can now file a claim for restitution. The Dutch medical equipment maker recently agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate users of 20 different breathing devices and ventilators sold in the United ...
Three years later, the recallremains ongoingand has prompted investigations by theFood and Drug Administrationand theJustice Department. On Jan. 25, the embattled manufacturer announced it woulddiscontinue the saleof all of its breathing devices in the U.S. In short, a medical device that promised...
The administration of surfactant aerosol therapy to preterm infants receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) respiratory support is highly challenging due to small flow passages, relatively high ventilation flow rates, rapid breathing and small inhalation volumes. To overcome these challenges, th...
There are currently thousands of individuals pursuingPhilips CPAP lawsuitsagainst the makers of the sleep apnea machines, already alleging they were exposed to an increased of cancer, severe respiratory problems and other health complications after breathing chemicals and gases released as the foam breaks...