I just got a notification that the FDA is investigating my mask because it has magnets used to secure straps.
Apparently they are investigating whether they interfere with people who have devices in their bodies - So they are halting production on my mask. My machine was not part of the recall. My CPAP saved my life. Night and day change from before and after - I only wish I had figured out what was wrong years before.
I pay cash for my devices.
Bought one in March last year.
It was recalled in June.
I have been waiting ever since for a new machine.
I registered on the website, but no info as to where I am on the list.
I’m seriously considering joining one of those class action lawsuits.
I was in full panic mode when they announced this recall.
I had a stroke in 2013, the neurologist said my #1 risk factor was my sleep apnea. I DON’T want another stroke so have been religious about using my machine.
I called my pulmonologist the day after they announced the recall. He asked if I’d ever used an ozone or any other cleaning machine. I said no. He said, “Good, because you cannot go without your machine, continue to use it.”
Guess it was MIGHT get cancer versus WILL have a stroke. I had registered with Phillips the day they announced the recall in June of 2021. I received my new machine in March of 2022. Just over 10 months.
I belong to a farcebook group dealing with the recall. It’s appalling the number of people still waiting.
I got my substandard replacement. My wife has not.
A friend got a new machine almost right at the beginning. Over a year later I am still waiting. I took my machine apart and removed the foam, as I got tired of waiting and needed it. I get emails from the company just stalling ....but told me to stop using it.
Lucked out and got a replacement. Life saver!
Thanks for posting this! I was not aware of the recall, but the serial number of my machine appears to be included.
I gave up waiting for the VA to supply my cpap. Not wanting the heart damage to worsen I was able to get a prescription for a APAP/CPAP machine and scraped and borrowed so I could just outright buy it. The VA prescription is at the states regional VA respiratory Dept at the medical center waiting to be filled. With the device shortages who knows if or when they are actually able to send one. Meanwhile I have my own and live thru every night so far.