CPAP & Bipap
Recall Mass Tort

Why Is There A Recall On CPAP & BiPAP Devices?

Imagine living with a condition that requires you depend on a device to help you breathe throughout the night… Now imagine that just because you were trying to breath you know ended up with cancer? Sounds like a nightmare doesn’t it? Sadly this is an actual reality for many people that have depended on Philips CPAP and BiPAP devices to help them breath at night.

Important Details About The CPAP & BiPAP Recall & How It May Have Caused Cancer

Philips Respironics has now issued a HUGE recall on their CPAP and BiPAP devices. For those that don’t know CPAP and BiPAP devices are technically classified as “ventilators”, and are used at home by patients that typically suffer from Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and/or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). What ended up happening was that these devices used a polyester based polyurethane (PE-PUR) as an abatement foam. Turns out that Philips made the recall cause, as the foam degrades the body absorbs tiny little particles by inhalation… which was causing harmful effects to those that were using the devices, with one of the effect being CANCER. So what better move to make by Philips but to recall the devices. (hope their TV’s don’t cause cancer too)

What Is PE-PUR & How Can It Impact Your Health?