SoClean Recall Issued For CPAP Cleaners Due to Ozone Exposure Risks
The FDA warns that the level of ozone needed to properly clean a CPAP device is higher than what is considered safe for human exposure.
The FDA warns that the level of ozone needed to properly clean a CPAP device is higher than what is considered safe for human exposure.
Senator Richard Blumnenthal called for swift and aggressive actions, if reports are true that problems with Philips Dreamstation CPAP machines were known years before a massive recall was issued
Philips' CEO has indicated a desire to reach a CPAP machine personal injury lawsuit settlement sometime next year, at a cost many expect will far exceed the $479 million paying in a class action settlement recently announced.
The small retinal bleeds from CPAP therapy can cause vision to be streaked, red-tinted and other vision problems.
The findings come amid concerns over the safety of millions of Philips CPAP machines in 2021, which left sleep apnea patients without treatment for months, due to toxic sound abatement foam.
Additional testing of Philips CPAP sound abatement foam is being required, after the FDA questioned the company's claims that the foam does not represent a health risk to consumers.
ProPublica reports that Philips failed to turn over more than 3,700 reports involving serious problems with CPAP machines that were received between 2010 and 2021, years before the products were recalled
Some plaintiffs say their Philips CPAP lawsuits were wrongly removed from state court to federal court, filing motions to remand just before a Philips CPAP class action settlement was reached to resolve economic loss claims
Owners of recalled Philips CPAP machines will receive $100 for each device they returned to the company, and an additional $50 to $1,500 depending on the model of the recalled breathing device.
At least 80 complaints involving ventilator failures have been reported in relation to faulty software that prompted a recall for about 12,429 Hamilton ventilators