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2. Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt ... - AOL

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   The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer ...

3. Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ...

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   Philips has recalled more than 5 million of the machines since 2021 because their internal foam can break down over time, leading users to inhale tiny particles and fumes while they sleep.

4. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   The pressure required by most patients with sleep apnea ranges between 6 and 14 cm H 2 O. A typical CPAP machine can deliver pressures between 4 and 20 cm H 2 O. More specialised units can deliver pressures up to 25 or 30 cm H 2 O. CPAP treatment can be highly effective in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

5. Respironics - Wikipedia

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   McGinnis developed the "Nasal CPAP Mask System," a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for the treatment of sleep apnea, [3] based on the original 1981 design by Dr. Colin Sullivan. [4] After receiving FDA approval in 1984, Respironics began selling the first commercially available CPAP machine a year later. [5]

6. US FDA says 561 deaths related to Philips machines ... - AOL

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   The health regulator added that in 2023, between July and September, it received more than 7,000 medical device reports, including 111 reports of deaths related to the use of these machines.

7. Colin Sullivan (physician) - Wikipedia

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   Colin Sullivan AO FAA is an Australian physician, professor, [1] and inventor known for his invention of the nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for the treatment of sleep apnea. Sullivan began studying sleep apnea in the late 1970s. In 1981 he published a design for the first CPAP machine in The Lancet. He helped make CPAP ...