Philips’ CPAP & Bi-PAP Recalls

On June 15, 2021, Philips recalled over 3 million CPAP, Bi-Level PAP and mechanical ventilator devices for potential health risks related to the sound abatement foam. Most of the defective devices are in the first-generation DreamStation product family.
Here’s a list of all the recalled Philips devices.

CPAP & BiPAP Devices

Continuous Ventilator, Minimum Ventilatory Support (Facility Use):

• E30 (Emergency Use Authorization)

Continuous Ventilator, Non-life supporting:

• DreamStation ASV
• DreamStation ST, AVAPS
• SystemOne ASV4
• C-Series ASV
• C-Series S/T and AVAPS
• OmniLab Advanced+

Noncontinuous Ventilator:

• SystemOne (Q-Series)
• DreamStation
• DreamStation Go
• Dorma 400
• Dorma 500
• REMstar SE Auto

According to Philips, these are the potential health risks related to this recall:

• Degraded foam exposure may cause: Irritation (skin, eye and respiratory tract), inflammatory response, headache, asthma, adverse effects to other organs (e.g. kidneys and liver) and toxic or carcinogenic affects.