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# Alert on Respironics Airway Pressure Devices
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/alert-on-respironics-airway-pressure-devices/
- Published: 2022-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:57:34.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5152615

FDA has issued a safety alert about Philips Respironics recalling certain bi-level positive airway pressure (also known as Bilevel PAP, BiPAP, or BPAP) machines that may contain a plastic contaminated with a non-compatible material. “If that plastic is in the device motor, it may release certain chemicals of concern called volatile organic compounds,” the [alert says](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/certain-philips-respironics-bipap-machines-recalled-due-plastic-issue-fda-safety-communication?ref=fdaweb.com). The plastic may also cause the devices to stop working suddenly during use, it adds.

The agency notes that the recall is not associated with a foam issue affecting certain BiPAP machines recalled last year and discussed here: [Update: Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP Machines, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks: FDA Safety Communication](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/update-certain-philips-respironics-ventilators-bipap-machines-and-cpap-machines-recalled-due?ref=fdaweb.com). “However, this new recall does apply to some of the devices recalled in June 2021,” it says.