The recall also recommended that customers not use ozone-related cleaning products, saying that those could hasten degradation of the foam. The initial recall announcement urged users of BiPAPs and CPAPs to “discontinue use of affected units and consult with physicians to determine the benefits of continuing therapy and potential risks.” It told those patients using life-sustaining ventilators not to change their therapy without talking with their doctors.
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and that important elements of the repair and replacement program require regulatory clearances, we are not able to provide an immediate solution at this time.” “However, given the number of devices currently in use. “We are working to address this issue as expeditiously as possible,” Mario Fante, Philips Global’s senior press officer, told HomeCare.
PHILIPS DREAMSTATION RECALL PORTABLE
The devices affected include some of the popular DreamStation CPAPs and portable models (but not the DreamStation 2), as well as its Trilogy 100 and 200 ventilators. Philips surprised providers and clinicians when it announced the voluntary recall of 3 million to 4 million of its sleep apnea devices and ventilators, saying a foam used inside for sound abatement could break apart and give off possibly carcinogenic materials that might be inhaled by users. The independent home medical equipment (HME) provider specializes in CPAP and BiPAP machines and other sleep therapies-he says about 90% of their business comes from Respironics devices-and is trying to reassure distraught customers, including some who “are referring to their PAP machine as their cancer machine,” he said.
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“We’ll be out of business well before that,” said Nick Blythe, director of operations for Southeast Idaho Sleep in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Ryan said Philips informed him it could take eight to 12 months to return to normalcy.
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“I think the reality is that we’re not going to have a solution soon,” said Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president and CEO, who met with leadership at both Philips and competitor ResMed while in Phoenix in July for Medtrade West.