{"id":3183,"date":"2024-01-16T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2023-12-30T19:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T01:39:47","slug":"the-fda-warns-that-patients-and-consumers-should-carefully-monitor-philips-dreamstation-2-cpap-machines-for-signs-of-overheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/the-fda-warns-that-patients-and-consumers-should-carefully-monitor-philips-dreamstation-2-cpap-machines-for-signs-of-overheating\/","title":{"rendered":"The FDA Warns Consumers to Check Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP Machines for Signs of Overheating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/healing-4054923_1280-e1703984030709.jpg\" alt=\"healing-4054923_1280-e1703984030709\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/healing-4054923_1280-e1703984030709.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/healing-4054923_1280-e1703984030709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/healing-4054923_1280-e1703984030709-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP machine, used both at home and in medical settings, is prescribed to provide positive airway pressure for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/medical-devices\/safety-communications\/carefully-monitor-philips-dreamstation-2-cpap-machines-signs-overheating-fda-safety-communication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> patients and health care providers to diligently attend to whether their Philips DreamStation 2 continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are overheating. The warning was issued after the FDA realized that reports about thermal issues like burns, smoke and fire were increasing in connection with these CPAP machines; the agency received 270 reports of problems between August 1, 2023\u2013November 15, 2023. If you were burned, suffered smoke inhalation, or another injury due to a CPAP machine overheating, should call the trustworthy Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consult Moll Law Group About Injuries From an Overheating CPAP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a patient or caregiver, you should be aware that the affected Dream Station 2 CPAP machines were shipped in order to replace recalled DreamStation 1 CPAP machines. The foam used in the machines does not appear to be causing the safety issue. Rather, in a developing situation, it appears that there is an electrical or mechanical malfunction within the machine that can cause it to overheat under specific circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers have been asked to ensure that the manufacturer\u2019s instructions in the user manual are carefully followed. Among these instructions are to let the CPAP machine\u2019s heater plate and water tank cool for 15 minutes prior to tank removal to reduce the burn risk and to inspect and examine the CPAP for atypical smells or appearance changes. If the machine exhibits any altered smell, appearance or sounds, or starts performing differently, the CPAP should be unplugged and left unused. Patients should ask their primary care physician or sleep doctor for next steps. Reports should be made to the FDA about these issues. Meanwhile the FDA continues to investigate and to discuss the manufacturer about mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/the-fda-warns-that-patients-and-consumers-should-carefully-monitor-philips-dreamstation-2-cpap-machines-for-signs-of-overheating\/#more-3183\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP machine, used both at home and in medical settings, is prescribed to provide positive airway pressure for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned patients and health care providers to diligently attend to whether their Philips DreamStation 2 continuous positive airway [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The FDA Warns Consumers to Check Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP Machines for Signs of Overheating &#8212; Illinois Injury and Mass Tort Lawyer Blog &#8212; January 16, 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP machine, used both at home and in medical settings, is prescribed to provide positive airway pressure for treatment of &#8212; 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