Philips sent updated instructions after disclosing problems last year with an alarm that can interrupt treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnea or respiratory insufficiency.

The company also added that the recall doesn’t affect Philips’ ongoing efforts to repair and replace all of the CPAP and BiPAP machines and other ventilators included in the initial 2021 recall.

More than a year into the repair-and-replace program for the 5.5 million CPAP and BiPAP machines and other ventilators recalled by Philips since June 2021, the Dutch devicemaker has identified a ...

Philips originally notified users of this recall on February 10, instructing them to locate their CPAP/BiPAP device's serial number, contact providers about manual pressure resets, and to continue ...

The agency, in a statement issued last week, said it has received more than 116,000 reports about the breathing devices — BiPAP and CPAP machines — over nearly three years.

The agency, in a statement issued last week, said it has received more than 116,000 reports about the breathing devices — BiPAP and CPAP machines — over nearly three years.