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BiPAP vs. CPAP: What’s the Difference?

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and BiPAP (bi-level) therapy are used to treat sleep apnea. CPAP is the most ...
Prevention

Recalled CPAP Machines for Sleep Apnea Linked to Over 500 Deaths

The FDA announced that recalled CPAP and BiPAP machines have been tied to hundreds of deaths. The CPAP and BiPAP machines were initially recalled in June 2021. CPAP and BiPAP machines are both worn at ...
People

Recalled Sleep Apnea Machines Tied to 561 Deaths

Philips CPAP and BiPap machines that were recalled in 2021 have since been linked to deaths and thousands of malfunctions, the FDA says Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty The Food and Drug ...
First Coast News

Recall issued for certain BiPAP, CPAP masks due to safety issue with magnets

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients, caregivers and health care providers that Philips Respironics has recalled certain BiPAP and CPAP masks due to a serious safety concern. The ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Millions of BiPAP, CPAP machine masks recalled; pose risk of death

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WKBN) – More than 17 million masks for ...
WGAL

Here's how to determine whether your CPAP machine is part of a recall

PHILLIPS HAS NOW RECALLED ALMOST 20 DIFFERENT MODELS OF CPAP AND BIPAP MACHISNE BECSEAU OF HEALTH CONCERNS. THE COMPANY SAYS THAT THE PHONE THAT IS INSIDE OFHE T MACHINES TO DAMPEN THE SOUND CAN BREAK ...