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The Washington Post2y
For sleep apnea patients with recalled CPAP machines, restless nights
But they typically don’t pay to replace newer machines, even if they have been recalled. After Shields heard about the CPAP recall, the Wilmington, Del., resident stopped using the Philips ...
Prevention1y
Recalled CPAP Machines for Sleep Apnea Linked to Over 500 Deaths
The FDA announced that recalled CPAP and BiPAP machines have been tied to hundreds of deaths. The CPAP and BiPAP machines were initially recalled in June 2021. CPAP and BiPAP machines are both ...
CBS News2y
Repaired sleep apnea machines could still pose serious health risks, FDA says
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 ...
ProPublica6mon
How Lincare Cashed In on the Disastrous Recall of Philips Breathing Machines — at the Expense of Patients
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Update, Nov. 25, 2024: On Nov. 22, hours after this ...
Detroit News2y
These machines to help people breathe were recalled a year ago. Many still use them
Her ventilator was among millions of breathing devices that Philips Respironics recalled last summer over safety concerns about numerous models of its ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines.
lex182y
Following initial recall, reworked sleep apnea machines are recalled
Phillips has recalled more than 1,000 reworked Respironics DreamStation CPAP, BiPAP machines. The machines, initially recalled in June 2021, may still not be working correctly. In a statement ...
USA Today1y
Philips agrees to pay $1.1 billion settlement after wide-ranging CPAP machine recall
The manufacturer has recalled more than 15 million ... surrounded the brand's popular DreamStation CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, machines used to treat sleep apnea and other ...