LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rather than weight loss and surgery, getting a CPAP machine has been the top go-to treatment for people with a severe snoring disorder called sleep apnea. But after the Food and ...
Philips Respironics has issued another ventilator recall deemed the most serious type by the FDA as it may cause serious injury or death.
Philips Respironics has removed certain DreamStation devices due to programming errors that can result in failed therapy modes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device at his home Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Marysville, Ohio.
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FROM SHADYSIDE TONIGHT. PHILIPS REIS RUN ROAD RECALLED MILLIONS OF CPAPS BIPAPS AND VENTILATORS AFTER THE FDA SAID FOAM INSULATION INSIDE THOSE MACHINES WAS A HEALTH RISK. BUT IN A LAWSUIT, PHILIPS ...
Philips recalled around 15 million sleep apnea devices in 2021 after discovering that the foam in the machines could release ...
WASHINGTON — A massive recall of millions of sleep apnea machines has stoked anger and frustration among patients, and U.S. officials are weighing unprecedented legal action to speed a replacement ...
Earlier this year, Dutch medical device maker Royal Philips reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle thousands of claims stemming from a recall in 2021 of millions of its breathing machines like CPAPs ...
Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurized air. It's not glamorous, ...