Philips said Monday it will stop selling its sleep apnea machines in the US, more than two years after the Dutch manufacturer began recalling the breathing devices for potential health risks.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an update to a recall affecting millions of Philips sleep apnea machines, saying that they may be linked to at least 561 reported deaths.

Philips recalled more than 5 million other CPAP machines in 2021 because pieces of a polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam inside the units were breaking off and blowing into users' mouths ...

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall Friday, the most serious type of recall, for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation1 CPAP machines. A Class I recall means the FDA has ...

Philips recalled more than 5 million continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines in June 2021 because foam inside the units meant to reduce noise was breaking off and blowing into users ...

Millions of CPAP sleep apnea machines made by the medical device maker Philips and a subsidiary were found to have a dangerous problem, triggering consumer lawsuits and a massive recall in 2021.

Dutch conglomerate Philips has reached a $1.1 billion deal ... Americans rely on continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines to treat sleep apnea, according to the National Council ...

Medical device manufacturer Philips will halt all sales of its sleep apnea machines amid fears about the devices' links to cancer. In 2021, the company's CPAP machines, used to treat the sleeping ...

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Philips is halting sales of its recalled sleep apnea machines in the US after finding they were pumping foam particles into users’ airways.

Philips Respironics received thousands of complaints about a dangerous defect in its breathing machines but kept them secret for years as stock prices soared. The devices, including the popular ...

Electronics giant Philips has reached a $1.1 billion settlement deal with patients who claim the firm's sleep apnea machines caused their cancers and other diseases. The Dutch company will shell ...

DON SCHREIBER’S OLD PHILIPS BREATHING MACHINE WAS RECALLED BECAUSE THE FOAM COULD BREAK DOWN, LEADING TO INJURY OR EVEN DEATH WHEN HE GOT HIS NEW REPLACEMENT, CPAP, HE CHECKED THE SERIAL NUMBER ...