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FDA Says Repaired Sleep Apnea Machines Still Carry Health Risks

April 10, 2023

Via: Drugs.com
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another warning about certain sleep apnea machines made by Philips Respironics.

Already the subject of a 2021 recall, some of the company’s repaired continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may still be dangerous to use, the agency said in an alert issued Friday.

“The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall,” the agency said. “Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death.”

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