WTAE-TV

Philips replaces recalled breathing machine with another recalled machine

Philips Respironics has promised to replace millions of CPAP and BiPAP breathing machines that FDA reports have linked to thousands of injuries and more than 300 deaths.More than two years after the ...
FierceBiotech

Philips re-recalls 1,200 CPAP, BiPAP machines repaired in far-reaching ventilator probe

In a classic “two steps forward, one step back” situation, just as Philips is aiming to wrap up the repair-and-replace program for the 5.5 million respiratory devices it began recalling two years ago, ...
NBC Chicago

More than 2 years after recall, Philips CPAP users still waiting for replacement devices

More than 15 million devices worldwide were voluntarily recalled by Philips after it was revealed a noise-canceling foam inside could break down and be inhaled by the user while they sleep. Stream NBC ...
WTAE-TV

Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

HERE’S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL. THE RECALL AFFECTED MILLIONS OF BREATHING MACHINES MADE BY PHILIPS, WHICH HAS OFFICES HERE IN BAKERY SQUARE AND IN MORRISVILLE. ON SATURDAY, DON SCHREIBER ...
ProPublica

Philips Recalled Breathing Machines in 2021. Chemicals of “Concern” Found in Replacement Machines Raised New Alarm.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On the morning of June 14, 2021, Dr. Radhika Breaden hurried ...
NBC Chicago

Reimbursement deadline for recalled Phillips CPAP machines nears

Three years after one of the largest medical device recalls in history, the fallout – health-wise and financial – continues to impact many patients with sleep apnea. Now a critical deadline is ...
MD&M East

Concerning Chemicals Found in Replacement Philips CPAP Silicone Abatement Foam

Philips Respironics is once more under fire for the handling of its respiratory device recall, this time specifically due to the silicone foam used as a replacement to previous polyester-based ...
Capital Public Radio

What consumers should know as Philips agrees to $1.1 billion CPAP settlement

Millions of CPAP sleep apnea machines made by the medical device maker Philips and a subsidiary were found to have a dangerous problem, triggering consumer lawsuits and a massive recall in 2021. Now, ...
CBS News

Sleep apnea patients left frustrated & waiting as massive Philips CPAP recall drags on

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — A massive recall of millions of sleep apnea machines that has dragged on for nearly two years has left many patients waiting with seemingly no good options. In June of ...
MM&M

How Lincare cashed in on the disastrous recall of Philips breathing machines — at the expense of patients

This article originally appeared in ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For ...
The Daily Dot

‘The foam inside breaks down’: Man warns Philips CPAP machines are still out in circulation despite recall. Here’s why you should be careful

An online reviewer is warning about a CPAP machine recall. He claims The Philips Dreamstation CPAP device, recalled in 2023, is still being used and could pose a cancer risk to users. Featured Video ...