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  2. A $1 billion CPAP recall devastated Philips. The CEO ... - AOL

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    Earlier this year, Dutch medical device maker Royal Philips reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle thousands of claims stemming from a recall in 2021 of millions of its breathing machines like ...

  3. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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    CPAP is the most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, in which the mild pressure from the CPAP prevents the airway from collapsing or becoming blocked. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] CPAP has been shown to be 100% effective at eliminating obstructive sleep apneas in the majority of people who use the therapy according to the ...

  4. RC-5 - Wikipedia

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    The other would be to use the popular Philips Pronto series of programmable remote controls. These can be programmed to operate Philips components using the RC-5 protocol. Again, the bitstream output of the handset would need to be captured and analyzed. The only other way is to obtain the appropriate documents directly from Philips.

  5. Respironics - Wikipedia

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    Philips Respironics's products include devices for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea including CPAP and bi-level non-invasive ventilation machines, oxygen concentrators for patients requiring supplemental oxygen, infant apnea monitors for infants at risk of SIDS, asthma treatment solutions and hospital ventilators.

  6. ResMed - Wikipedia

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    ResMed Inc. is an American medical equipment company based in San Diego, California.It primarily provides cloud-connectable medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea (such as CPAP devices and masks), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other respiratory conditions.

  7. Modes of mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Modes of mechanical ventilation are one of the most important aspects of the usage of mechanical ventilation.The mode refers to the method of inspiratory support. In general, mode selection is based on clinician familiarity and institutional preferences, since there is a paucity of evidence indicating that the mode affects clinical outcome.

  8. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep.

  9. Lithium-ion battery - Wikipedia

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    A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible intercalation of Li + ions into electronically conducting solids to store energy. In comparison with other commercial rechargeable batteries, Li-ion batteries are characterized by higher specific energy, higher energy density, higher energy efficiency, a longer cycle life, and a longer calendar life.