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How Lincare Cashed In on the Disastrous Recall of Philips Breathing Machines — at the Expense of Patients
Philips announced a recall. The company vowed to stop selling to new customers and dedicate its manufacturing capacity to replacing the recalled devices with safe, redesigned CPAP machines “as e ...
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Some Philips CPAP, BiPAP machines may not work as intended, FDA says in recall
the most serious type of recall, for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation1 CPAP machines. A Class I recall means the FDA has determined a reasonable probability that a product could “cause ...
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Recall of faulty CPAP machines for sleep apnea drags on, stoking frustration
WASHINGTON — A massive recall of ... second-hand machines online or simply going without the therapy. The devices are called continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines.
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As a CPAP recall drags on, sleep apnea sufferers are getting angry
WASHINGTON — A massive recall of ... second-hand machines online or simply going without the therapy. The devices are called continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines.
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Sharyl Attkisson: Safety Recall Raises Questions About CPAP Machines
or CPAP machines, to sleep better at night. So when there was a huge safety recall of one brand, it raised a lot of questions — some of them still open today. Liz Moughon is a video journalist ...
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Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy
The recall, designated by the agency as Class I -- the most serious type -- involves over 1,000 DreamStation1 devices that provide both continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel ...
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What You Need to Know About the Philips Respironics CPAP Recall
Register today to save your spot. Millions of people in the United States and around the world were affected by the June 2021 recall of Philips Respironics ventilators and CPAP and BiPAP machines.
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After Massive CPAP Recall, Philips Ordered to Overhaul Manufacturing
Opens in a new tab or window The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines ... are continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines. They force air through a mask to ...
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‘A constant information lag’: The troubled recall of Philips CPAP machines underscores flaws in device oversight
It took more than a decade after users first reported the soundproofing foam in their CPAP and BPAP machines breaking down for Philips to issue a recall. Even after the recall notice was issued ...
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‘The foam inside breaks down’: Man warns Philips CPAP machines are still out in circulation despite recall. Here’s why you should be careful
and you should register for the recall.” According to the FDA website, “Philips recalled certain … continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines … in June 2021 because of potential ...
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Recall of faulty CPAP machines for sleep apnea drags on, stoking frustration
A massive recall of sleep apnea machines is expected to drag into next year. That's caused frustration for U.S. patients and led federal officials to consider rare legal steps to ...