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• CPAP Risks May Exceed Benefits for Low-Risk Sleep Apnea: Study

  August 20, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that some sleep apnea CPAP users may face an increased risk of heart problems, while seeing few benefits over other methods of treatment.

• Lawsuit Claims Philips Trilogy Machine Caught Fire, Causing Severe Facial Burns

  May 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Philips Trilogy ventilator lawsuit has been filed over an incident where a woman woke up to find the device on fire, causing facial burns and destroying her home.

• Philips X-Ray Table Recall Issued After Injuries Reported

  March 4, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal health officials are directing healthcare providers to updated guidelines for using Allura and Azurion X-ray table systems after multiple injury reports.

• Problems With Recalled Philips Heart Monitoring Application Linked to Injuries, Deaths

  January 14, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Federal regulators have announced a faulty software program designed to be used with Philips medical devices is at the center of a class I recall, which has led to at least 100 patient injuries and two deaths.

• Philips Ventilator Recall Issued Due to Aerosol Deposits From In-Line Nebulizer Placements

  November 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has determined that urgent correction letters sent out by Philips to address problems with oxygen flow in certain ventilators constitutes a class I recall, meaning the agency believes the problems can result in serious patient injuries or deaths.

• Judge Approves Settlement of Philips CPAP Medical Monitoring Lawsuit

  November 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has determined that a $25 million Philips CPAP medical monitoring settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate”, providing funding to monitor individuals exposed to toxic foam released by recalled breathing machines.

• Lawsuits Between Philips and SoClean Over CPAP Machine Problems To Be Trial Ready by July 2025

  September 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Philips and SoClean attorneys have asked a U.S. District Judge presiding over litigation over problems caused by the CPAP machine cleaners to resolve a number of disagreements needed to prepare the first lawsuits between the two manufacturers for trial in one year.

• Fairness Hearing For Philips CPAP Recall Medical Monitoring Settlement Set for October

  July 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. District Court judge has scheduled a fairness hearing for October in order to determine whether final approval should be granted to a $25 million Philips CPAP recall settlement agreement, which would pay former users $25 million to pay for future medical monitoring needs.

• Philips OmniLab Advanced+ Ventilator Recall Issued Over Loss of Therapy Risks

  July 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has indicated that a change of instructions for the Philips OmniLab Advanced+ to prevent loss of therapy constitutes a class I recall notice, following reports of more than a dozen injuries and one patient death.

• Philips BiPAP Recall Issued Due to Risk of Interruptions, Loss of Therapy

  June 28, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has determined that instructions issued by the manufacturer to fix problems linked to 65 patient deaths should be classified as a Class I recall, due to the risk of device failure which could result in loss of therapy.