Philips Sleep Apnea Devices Recalled Over Malfunction Concerns: Health Canada

Philips Respironics sleep apnea devices are being recalled by Health Canada over malfunction concerns. The Omnilab Advanced titration system device was designed to regulate the breathing of apnea patients by providing steady airflow through a mask. Health Canada says the machines may have problems with the ventilator inoperative alarm. This alarm is activated when the ventilator detects an internal error. Its activation could affect the operation of the device in a number of ways, the government says. Once activated, the device may reboot intermittently for a few seconds, which stops the therapy. However, once rebooted, the machine will continue to function....