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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 ...
Prevention

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 worn at ...
WHIO

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 ...
Morningstar

InventHelp Inventor Develops Improved Face Mask for BiPAP Machines (OCC-1763)

PITTSBURGH, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a nurse, I wanted to create an improved face mask for use with a Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure machine," said an inventor, from Anaheim, Calif., "so I ...