Then the FDA discovered during an inspection that the silicone-based replacement foam might also be dangerous. Philips began sending out repaired/replaced machines to hundreds of thousands of customers. The machines were recalled due to a polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam component found to be toxic enough to cause cancer and other serious illness if inhaled or ingested by users.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently delivered more bad news to patients already affected by a major recall concerning particular Philips Respironics sleep apnea treatment devices, specifically CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) and BiPAP (bi-level positive airway pressure) machines and ventilators.
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