The Life or Death Demand Created By The Delta Variant Of Covid-19 Magnifies The Need For Safe Ventilators

The FDA advises critical needs Coronavirus patients to continue to use recalled Phillips CPAP machines despite the cancer risks

Friday, August 20, 2021 - With the Coronavirus now in the fourth wave of mutation, each one being more contagious than the last, ventilators have never been in greater demand. More people are coming to hospitals requiring ventilators than ever before because the Delta variant of Covid-19 is more contagious than the previous ones. The Phillips CPAP and ventilator recall could not have come at a worse time for millions of people that are inflicted with respiratory problems from the virus and also millions of people suffering from nightly sleep apnea. The Cleveland Clinic defines sleep apnea as, "a sleeping disorder that can lead to serious health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart trouble, if untreated. Untreated sleep apnea causes breathing to stop repeatedly during sleep, causing loud snoring and daytime tiredness, even with a full night's sleep." People with sleep apnea have filed Phillips sleep apnea cancer lawsuits, accusing the manufacturer of the device of negligence for producing a defective medical device. When you add up all of the critically ill Covid-19 patients and those with chronic sleep apnea, millions of people have been left without their necessary breathing enhancement apparatus.

On June 30, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning and recall of Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP machines for fears that the noise-reducing, polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam degrades and sends potentially carcinogenic particles and gasses directly into the user's airway. Twenty different models have been affected by the Phillips CPAP machines and ventilators recall which are listed on the Phillips website. The FDA requires that healthcare workers and private owners of the faulty machines register on the website to receive instructions on how to fix or return the device. Individuals that use the device for life-saving therapy are advised to immediately consult their health care provider yet continue to use the device in the meantime as a suitable replacement may not be available for a year or longer. For individuals that use the CPAP machine for life-saving measures, "in the judgment of the treating clinical team, the benefit of continued usage of these ventilator devices may outweigh the potential risks identified in the recall notification," the FDA has advised. People that have developed cancer or other life-threatening lung disorders from breathing carcinogens produced by their ventilators should consult a Phillips CPAP cancer lawyer for a free, no-cost consultation.

According to the FDA website, people with sleep apnea and other health care workers have complained of noticing black debris in the CPAP machine airway and have complained to the manufacturers of headaches, upper airway irritation, coughing, tightness in the chest, and sinus infections. The FDA warns Phillips CPAP users via a class-1 recall designed for medical devices which could cause the users death, "The potential risks of particulate exposure include irritation to the skin, eye, and respiratory tract, inflammatory response, headache, asthma, and toxic or carcinogenic effects to organs, such as kidneys and liver."">

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