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The manufacturer previously received information alleging an issue related to a continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device's sound abatement foam.There was no report of patient harm or injury.A correction to the b5 should be: the manufacturer was contacted in reference to the voluntary field safety notice / recall notification related to the sound abatement foam in certain cpap, bipap, and mechanical ventilator devices.The manufacturer reported an allegation of an issue related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam became degraded and caused the patient to have headaches, nose and skin irritation, disruption of sleep due to gasping of air.There was no report of serious patient harm or injury.Repeated attempts to have the device and components returned for evaluation and investigation were unsuccessful.The manufacturer believes they will be unable to gather additional information.The manufacturer is submitting an updated report at this time.If pertinent information becomes available to the manufacturer at a later date, a follow-up report will be filed.Section h6 has been updated / corrected in this report.
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