(WKBN) – More than 17 million masks for BiPAP and CPAP machines have been recalled, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said that Philips Respironics (Philips) has recalled ...
WASHINGTON — Medical equipment company Philips Respironics has recalled at least 17 million masks used with breathing devices designed to treat patients with sleep apnea and other respiratory ...
There is major medical recall involving machines many people use to sleep every night.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday night they are recalling Phillips BiPAP and CPAP masks ...
For those of us who have trouble breathing at night, continuous positive airway pressure therapy, or CPAP, can literally be a lifesaver. But while being hooked up to a CPAP machine helps with sleep ...
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 ...
Millions of masks used with sleep apnea machines have been recalled for safety concerns. Philips Respironics recalled more than 17 million masks used with their continuous positive airway pressure or ...
Don’t you just want to hit the covers and have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep right after a stressful day at work? Unfortunately, this is a luxury that people with sleep apnea don’t get to revel ...
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 ...
Around 30 million adults in the US have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and about 80% of them are undiagnosed. That means millions of people are suffering and might not realize their snoring or chronic ...