MedPage Today

Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy

Certain Philips Respironics DreamStation breathing devices, commonly used for treating sleep apnea, may deliver the incorrect prescription or no therapy at all, the FDA warned in a recall announcement ...
KXLY

Local doctor pleads guilty to augmenting and reusing recalled CPAP machines

The U.S. Attorney's Office says an eastern Washington doctor pled guilty to augmenting recalled medical devices to sell them ...
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. Uncle Nicko ...
Law

Judge Approves $25M Medical Monitoring Settlement Over Philips CPAP Devices

The settlement, which resolves claims by more than 4 million class members, does not provide monetary relief and includes more than $4.8 million in attorney fees and costs. In 2021, Philips recalled ...
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 ...
WTAE-TV

Philips blames consultant for exaggerating breathing machine problems that led to recall

FROM SHADYSIDE TONIGHT. PHILIPS REIS RUN ROAD RECALLED MILLIONS OF CPAPS BIPAPS AND VENTILATORS AFTER THE FDA SAID FOAM INSULATION INSIDE THOSE MACHINES WAS A HEALTH RISK. BUT IN A LAWSUIT, PHILIPS ...
KING5

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 mass ...
Reuters

Philips sues CPAP cleaning product maker, saying it should pay part of settlements

May 13 (Reuters) - Philips (PHG.AS), opens new tab has sued SoClean, a maker of ozone-based cleaning systems for breathing devices, in an effort to make it pay part of a $1.1 billion settlement ...
ConsumerAffairs

Philips agrees to $1.1 billion settlement for faulty CPAP machines

Dutch electronics company Philips has agreed to a massive $1.1 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits linked to its CPAP and ventilator machines consumers were using for sleep apnea. Consumers who ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Philips CPAP Deal Leaves Opening for Future Cancer Claims

Royal Philips NV’s $1.1 billion settlement of US lawsuits targeting 5.5 million recalled sleep-apnea devices resolves only current cases and doesn’t set aside funds for potential future cancer claims ...