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.

Medical device maker Philips is recalling sleep apnea machines and ventilators containing ... The Dutch company announced a U.S. recall for millions of units of the Philips Bi-Level Positive ...

Royal Philips NV has recalled millions of sleep apnea and ventilator machines over ... possibly cancer-causing, particles. The recall affects three million to four million machines, more than ...

“The polyester-based polyurethane foam used in these devices to reduce sound and vibration can break down,” the FDA wrote on its recall ... Philips said Monday it will stop selling its sleep ...

The 2021 recall was for 20 different Philips devices ... Nevertheless,ozens of sleep apnea patients in recent years have filed lawsuits against Philips related to the CPAP machines.

Untreated sleep apnea can cause people to stop breathing ... filed as part of a lawsuit over the foam. Since the recall, Philips has been using a new type of foam made from silicone to refurbish ...

Untreated sleep apnea can cause people to stop ... patients who are awaiting a resolution for this recall," the agency said in a statement. Philips still hasn't provided "all information we ...

Philips Chief Executive Frans van Houten said the company was one of the largest makers of sleep apnea machines and ventilators. Between 3 million and 4 million would be targeted in the recall ...

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 ...

The recall is expected to cost Philips a whopping 500 million Euros ... About 80 percent of the devices being recalled are used for treating sleep apnea, while the remaining 20 percent are ...

The Philips' recall of sleep apnea machines and respiratory care devices is considered a voluntary recall, as are most recalls of medical devices, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Royal Philips NV has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department in relation to a sprawling and costly recall of breathing-aid devices affecting millions of sleep-apnea patients. The Dutch ...