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2. Recall: Popular Sleep Apnea Machines Linked to Over 500 Deaths

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   In June 2021, the FDA first announced the recall of Philips Respironics BiPAP and CPAP devices—which are worn overnight while someone sleeps—as well as ventilators, saying the polyester-based ...

3. 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]

4. Gerald McGinnis - Wikipedia

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   After Respironics was sold to Philips in 2008, McGinnis stepped down from his leadership role. [1] When Respironics recalled its machines in 2021 due to a defect which caused noise-reducing foam to degrade and release toxic chemicals, McGinnis attributed the recall to a culture shift in the company following the Philips' takeover, calling it a ...

5. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   CPAP is an acronym for "continuous positive airway pressure", which was developed by Dr. George Gregory and colleagues in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of California, San Francisco. [1] A variation of the PAP system was developed by Professor Colin Sullivan at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, in 1981. [2]

6. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   CPAP machines possess a motor that pressurizes room temperature air and delivers it through a hose connected to a mask or tube worn by the patient. This constant stream of air opens and keeps the upper airway unobstructed during inhalation and exhalation. [1] Some CPAP machines have other features as well, such as heated humidifiers.

7. Trump laughs off the idea that Elon Musk is usurping him ...

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   Less than one month before the 45th president becomes the 47th, Trump seemed in a good mood. After summoning Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to the stage, Trump scanned the crowd and didn’t see him at ...