FDA: ‘Carefully Monitor’ Philips CPAP Device for Overheating
The FDA received over 270 reports related to thermal issues such as fire, smoke, burns, and other signs of overheating while patients are using Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP machines.
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Mercury Medical Donates Resuscitators to Neonatologists for Africa
Mercury Medical donated its NeoTee T-Piece Resuscitators to NGO Neonatologists for Africa to help newborns survive their first hour of life.
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Philips Disagrees with Media’s Portrayal of Breathing Machine Recall
Philips responded to recent media articles that claim the company knew about safety issues with certain CPAP machines and ventilators for years before recalling the devices in June 2021.
Class I Recall for Over 20,000 Hamilton Ventilators Due to Risk of Sudden Stop
Hamilton Medical is recalling the Hamilton-C1, C2, C3, and T1 ventilators after receiving reports of software issues that may cause the ventilators to stop without notice.
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Bonhawa High-Flow Oxygen Therapy System Gets CE Mark
Southern California-based Telesair received CE Mark approval under the European Medical Device Regulation for its Bonhawa high-flow oxygen therapy system.
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Class I Recall for Draeger Carina Ventilator
The FDA has identified Draeger’s recall for its Carina sub-acute care ventilators as a Class I recall, the most serious type.
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Medline Adds Portable Flight 60 Ventilator to Respiratory Portfolio
The new distribution partnership is expected to help mitigate industry-wide issues with ventilator availability.
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Philips Recalls Ventilators Over Dust, Dirt That May Obstruct Airflow
Philips is recalling Trilogy Evo, Evo O2, EV300, and Evo Universal ventilators after detecting dust and dirt from the environment in the air path of some devices, according to an FDA advisory dated Aug 14, 2023.
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Exor Buys 15% Stake in Philips
Exor NV, a Netherlands-based diversified holding company, has bought a 15% stake in Royal Philips, with an option to increase it to 20%.
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Generic Fluticasone-Salmeterol as Effective as Brand-name Version for COPD
A study of patients treated for COPD found the inhaler, Wixela Inhub, is a substitutable version of the dry powder inhaler Advair Diskus.
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Commonly Used Pain Relief Device Could Treat OSA
An inexpensive machine commonly used for pain relief has shown to improve breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a clinical trial has found.
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Carina Ventilator Recalled by Dräger
Dräger Carina sub-acute care ventilators have been recalled to address possible contamination of the breathing gas, the FDA reports.
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Products 2023: Airway Clearance Therapy
A closer look at suction and secretion clearance devices from Neotech, Philips/Respirtech, Seoil Pacific, and Tactile Medical.
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Products 2023: Positive Airway Pressure & Sleep Therapy
Positive airway pressure interfaces, masks, and sleep therapy devices from B&B Medical, Braebon, Cadwell, and Mercury Medical.
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Products 2023: Ventilators & Critical Care Accessories
RT looks at the latest ventilators and critical care products on the market from manufacturers Bio-Med Devices, Breas Medical, Dräger, Getinge, Movair, Turn Medical, and Zoll.
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