Whether in the judgement of the treating clinical team the benefit of continued usage of these ventilator devices may outweigh the potential risks identified in the recall notification.Using alternative treatments for sleep apnea.įor patients using life-sustaining mechanical ventilator devices, they should not stop or change ventilator use until they have talked to their health care providers regarding factors including:.Continuing to use an affected device, if a patient’s health care provider determines that the benefits outweigh the risks identified in the recall notification.
Using another similar device that is not part of the recall.Our update in November 2021 provides broadened guidance regarding affected CPAP, BiLevel PAP and Mechanical Ventilator devices, and mechanical ventilators, as follows:įor patients using BiLevel PAP and CPAP devices, talk to a health care provider to decide on a suitable treatment for medical conditions, which may include:.If you have not done so already, please click here to begin the device registration process.
0 kommentar(er)
