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Philips Respironics agrees to $479 million CPAP settlement
Philips Respironics and Koninklijke Philips N.V ... seeking to replace their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, court documents posted Thursday show. The settlement comes ...
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Repaired sleep apnea machines could still pose serious health risks, FDA says
Federal regulators are heightening their warning about devices made by Philips Respironics used to treat ... continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines in June 2021 because foam inside ...
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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 ...
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Philips agrees to pay $1.1 billion settlement after wide-ranging CPAP machine recall
Medical device company Philips reached a settlement ... surrounded the brand's popular DreamStation CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, machines used to treat sleep apnea and other ...
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What You Need to Know About the Philips Respironics CPAP Recall
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Philips halts U.S. sales of CPAP breathing machines after recall
Philips Respironics will halt U.S. sales of its ventilators and CPAP breathing machines after reaching a settlement with the Food and Drug Administration, the company disclosed in a Securities and ...
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Yes, there is a new Philips CPAP machine settlement
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 ...
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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 ...
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Sleeping Safely: Millions of CPAP machines recalled, now what?
It's a recall affecting millions of people with sleep apnea. Philips Respironics has recalled some of its CPAP machines because the company says using them could result in serious, even life ...
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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
His recent claims about Philips CPAP machines’ cancer risk are picking ... so if you or anyone you know has this device, a Philips Respironics device, or any device [made] prior to this device ...
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Philips, which made millions of defective sleep apnea machines, ordered to overhaul manufacturing
Left untreated, sleep apnea can lead to dangerous drowsiness and increased risk of heart attack.Philips has recalled ... positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines. They force air through a ...