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 ...

CPAP therapy can help you decrease snoring and improve your sleep by keeping your airways open. Insurance often covers CPAP machines, which cost between $350 and $3,000. Using a CPAP machine every ...

CPAP therapy uses constant air pressure to keep your airway open while you sleep. - BiPAP machines switch between two pressure levels, which can be more comfortable if high pressures are needed. - ...

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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 ...

Philips sent updated instructions related to a problem with bilevel positive airway pressure, or BiPAP, machines that can cause interruption or loss of therapy. Philips recalled three models of BiPAP ...

FDA has issued a Class I recall for a handful of Philips Respironics BiPAP ventilator devices following 13 reported injuries and eight deaths connected to the models. Impacted ventilator models ...

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Newly released Medicare national coverage determinations are set to reshape the home ventilation landscape for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The final determination of coverage ...

A bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machine can be an important part of supporting your breathing when you have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), but making sure it keeps working well requires ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to reflect the role the consent decree played in Philips' decision to stop selling CPAP or BiPAP sleep therapy devices or other respiratory care devices in ...