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Philips CPAP Lawsuits
Linked to Cancer, Lung Damage, Kidney Disease and other serious illnesses
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Is your Philips machine one of the millions of devices affected?
How could my machine be making me sick?
Your machine pumps a steady flow of air through your face mask to help relieve your breathing problems, like sleep apnea. To keep your machine quiet, this air is first pumped through a PE-PUR (Polyester-based polyurethane) foam inside your machine, which muffles the noise and vibration. From there, the air is pumped directly into your facemask, where you breathe it in. This PE-PUR foam is the problem: in the affected Philips machines, the foam is degrading (breaking down) in two important ways:- The foam breaks down physically into small particles. You might have seen some of these small black particles coming out of your machine as you cleaned it. You may be swallowing or inhaling these particles as you breathe.
- The foam gives off toxic chemicals as it breaks down. This process is sometimes known as “off-gassing”. Some of these chemicals have been linked by multiple studies to serious illnesses and are known carcinogens (cancer-causing agents).
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Irritation of the skin, eyes, nose and respiratory tract
- Cough
- Sinus infection
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Difficulty breathing
- Cancer
- Kidney damage or failure
- Autoimmune disorders
- Heart failure
- Stroke
Type of Device | Models Recalled |
CPAP Machines (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) and BiPAP Machines (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure) | · E30 · DreamStation ASV · DreamStation ST, AVAPS · SystemOne ASV4 · C-Series ASV · C-Series ASV · C-Series S/T and AVAPS · OmniLab Advanced+ · SystemOne (Q-series) · DreamStation · DreamStation Go · Dorma 400 · Dorma 500 · REMstar SE Auto |
Mechanical Ventilators | · Trilogy 100 · Trilogy 200 · Garbin Plus, Aeris, LifeVent · A-Series BiPAP Hybrid A30 (this machine is not marketed in the US) · A-Series BiPAP V30 Auto · A-Series BiPAP A40 · A-Series BiPAP A30 |
Do I qualify for a Philips CPAP lawsuit?
It is very likely you may qualify for a Philips CPAP lawsuit if:- You are not a current smoker
- Your Philips CPAP, BiPAP or ventilator machine is one of the models listed above
- You used your machine for 6 months or longer
- You were diagnosed with one of the following illnesses AFTER using your Philips CPAP, BiPAP or ventilator machine for 6 months or longer:
- Lung Cancer
- Nasal Cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Lymphatic Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Disease
- Respiratory Disease
- Acute Respiratory Distress System (ARDS)
- Register your recalled Philips machine on the Philips website.
- Call your doctor immediately to ask if you should stop using your unit.
- Reach out to your insurer and healthcare provider about getting a replacement unit or having the defective foam in your unit replaced. According to the FDA, Philips is carrying out a Repair and Replacement program to switch out the foam in some affected devices.
- STOP using ozone-related cleaning products on your machine. Ozone cleaning products can break the foam down faster.
- Don’t throw your Philips device away, even if your doctor tells you to stop using it, since you may need to preserve it as evidence. If you are asked to return your machine so you can have it repaired or replaced, take photos of the unit and the serial number so you can keep them for your records. They may be needed for your potential lawsuit.