KLTV

Certain Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP machines recalled due to potential health risks

(News release) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting people who use Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP machines and their health care providers that Philips ...
WFTV

FDA: Recalled Philips BiPAP, CPAP machines tied to more than 560 deaths

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated a recall affecting millions of Philips sleep apnea machines, now saying that they may been linked to at least 561 deaths. The agency, in a statement ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Philips recalling some BiPAP machines due to this serious health risk

Philips Respironics is recalling some of its BiPAP machines due to a plastic that can contaminate the machine and cause it to fail, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ...
CNN

Some Philips CPAP, BiPAP machines may not work as intended, FDA says in recall

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall Friday, the most serious type of recall, for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation1 CPAP machines. A Class I recall means the FDA has ...
FierceBiotech

Philips' CPAP and BiPAP mask recall stretches to 22M devices, lands Class I FDA label

Just a few weeks after racking up its fifth Class I recall from the FDA this year, Philips has hit the half-dozen mark. Its sixth of the classifications—which denote the agency’s most serious rating ...
KGW8

Yes, the FDA recommends using replacement Philips CPAP devices

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice, representing the Food and Drug Administration and healthcare technology company Philips came to an agreement to no longer sell their sleep therapy or ...
Los Angeles Times

These machines to help people breathe were recalled a year ago. Many still use them

In Rochester, N.Y., Diane Coleman has relied on a machine to help her stay alive, but she worries that it might be slowly undermining her health. Her ventilator was among millions of breathing devices ...
Penn Live

Philips Respironics recalls CPAP, BiPAP masks because magnets can affect other medical devices

Philips Respironics has recalled some face masks used with CPAP and BiPap machines because they have magnetic headgear clips that can interfere with other medical devices. The recalled masks are the ...
Overdrive

CPAP recall leaves truck drivers with sleep apnea between a rock and a hard place

Electronics manufacturing giant Philips is recalling millions of CPAP and BiPAP devices due to an issue that could potentially pose a health risk to users of the machines. In the wake of the recall, ...
FierceBiotech

Philips says recalled CPAP, BiPAP machines show low risk of harm in completed safety tests

Almost two full years into its Class I recall of more than 5 million respiratory devices, Philips has wrapped up safety tests covering nearly all of the affected models—and is reiterating its previous ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Warning: Philips CPAP machines might overheat during use, FDA says

If you use a Philips CPAP machine, you have another thing to keep you awake at night: The FDA issued a warning Tuesday to patients and health care providers saying the company’s DreamStation 2 ...