Philips Respironics has recalled some face masks used with CPAP and BiPap machines because they have magnetic headgear clips that can interfere with other medical devices. The recalled masks are the ...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Royal Philips’ (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) subsidiary Philips Respironics is alerting users of certain CPAP or Bi-Level PAP therapy masks with magnetic headgear clips or straps ...

Victims of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are prescribed positive airway pressure (PAP) machines do not go ahead with using them as they are strapped on to the face and this makes it quite uneasy.

When do medical device companies sound like parents proudly touting how their toddlers eat vegetables? When they can demonstrate that thousands of patients are adhering to a difficult therapy using ...

BOSTON – Philips Respironics is recalling more than 17 million CPAP masks used by patients with sleep apnea. Magnets connect and hold the pieces of the mask in place, but the FDA said those magnets ...

According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, about 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. An estimated 80% of cases go undiagnosed and untreated, which can lead to major health problems ...

MURRYSVILLE, Pa., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Respironics, a unit of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and a pioneer in science-based sleep solutions, is simplifying the design ...

Sleep apnea mask maker Respironics Inc. has agreed to pay $34.8 million for resolving the issue of providing alleged kickbacks to suppliers of medical equipment, the Department of Justice announced on ...

These masks may continue to be used according to the updated instructions and labeling if patients or people in close proximity to them do not have implanted metallic medical devices or metallic ...