In addition, several Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) have been identified from testing. Lab analysis has found the degraded CPAP foam may release a number of harmful chemicals, including toluene diamine, toluene diisocyanate and diethylene glycol. To replace the machines would cost hundreds of dollars, she has not been reimbursed for the recalled devices yet, and under Philips’ repair and replacement plan, it could be up to a year before she gets a new device or has the foam in her current devices replaced. Like others, she was informed the devices may be a danger to her health but needs them to combat her sleep apnea. To the risk of serious side effects from the CPAP foam exposure, federal health officials have warned all owners of recalled DreamStation and other impacted breathing machines to immediately stop using the products, unless it is needed for life-sustaining therapy.Īccording to the lawsuit, Scarella bought a DreamStation Auto CPAP with a cell modem, heated tube, and humidifier, as well as a DreamStation Humidifier. Scarella, of Pennsylvania, is one of millions of consumers with a Philips CPAP, BiPAP or mechanical ventilator impacted by the recall, due to a polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam, which the manufacturer now warns can break down and release particles and gases which may be toxic and cause adverse health effects.
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on October 12, seeking class action status to pursue economic damages suffered by all individuals who purchased one of the recalled Philips DreamStation CPAP machines, indicating that the manufacturer should be forced to reimburse consumers who paid hundreds of dollars for products that may have been poisoning them. The complaint (PDF) was filed by Jennifer Scarella in the U.S.
A class action lawsuit has been filed over the Philips DreamStation recall issued earlier this year, which left all consumers without the ability to use their CPAP machine, due to problems with the sound abatement foam that may break down and release toxic particles directly into the air pathways.
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