In July 2021, following consultation with the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Philips announced an Urgent Product Defect Correction in Australia relating to sound abatement foam used in affected CPAP and BiPAP devices.
Your patient may be in possession of an affected device. Philips requests your support to help ensure that patients are aware of the correction and know what to do.
For further information and what you can do to assist, please see a letter from Philips to Doctors.
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