The FDA announced that recalled CPAP and BiPAP machines have been tied to hundreds of deaths. The CPAP and BiPAP machines ...
That's how he described how patients feel after the FDA recalled certain Philips Respironics continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines.
This is the latest action over the machines, which were recalled in 2021. The 2021 recall was mostly around DreamStation CPAP machines due to problems with "sound abatement foam" used in them ...
The recalled masks are worn by a person when using a BiPAP or CPAP machine and have magnets that connect the mask components to hold the device in place. The magnets in those masks could potentially ...
In 2021, polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam used in Philips Respironics ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines was found to degrade and cause serious health issues or death, leading to a mass ...
For over 20 years, I have relied on a CPAP machine to manage my sleep apnea—a life-threatening condition that, if left untreated, can cause serious complications, including death during sleep.
Prior to the approval of Zepbound, those affected have mainly been offered a CPAP machine for treatment, often declining due to feeling its use is cumbersome and socially unacceptable. Sleep apnea ...
YARMOUTH, Maine – Providers still bruised by the Philips recall say allegations that Lincare received 20,000 replacement CPAP devices and then turned ... drowning and Philips couldn’t give us any ...