Philips Respironics has updated use instructions for three bi-level positive airway pressure machines, according to a recall statement posted by the US FDA. The recall does not include removal of the ...

Magnets in the recalled masks, used in breathing machines for sleep apnea, can interfere with pacemakers and other lifesaving medical devices. Philips Respironics has voluntarily recalled more than 17 ...

Talk to your physician or medical device provider first before stopping or changing how you use your product, as the benefits of using these devices may outweigh the risks for many users. Register ...

PO.RE REPORTER: THE BREATHING MACHINES ARE MADE BY PHILIPS RESPIRONICS BASED HERE IN MURRYSVILLE. LAST YEAR PHILIPS SAID THEY RECALLED MILLIONS OF THEIR CPAPS, BIPAPS ANVED NTILATORS BECAUSE THEY WERE ...

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices. Philips Respironics and Koninklijke ...

In Rochester, N.Y., Diane Coleman has relied on a machine to help her stay alive, but she worries that it might be slowly undermining her health. Her ventilator was among millions of breathing devices ...

In the wake of a disastrous recall involving defective sound-dampening foam in several of its breathing machines, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it was suspending sales of its continuous ...

(News release) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting people who use Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP machines and their health care providers that Philips ...

The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited ...

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that Philips Respironics continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, which are used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, should be ...