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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 previously received information alleging headache, sinuses, bloated in his stomach, chest pressure, tingling legs, nasal problem and feels particles in his airway/ tubing chamber, difficulty in breathing/ shortness of breath related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam.There was no report of 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 b5 has been corrected and should be reported as: the manufacturer received information alleging headache, sinuses, bloated in his stomach, chest pressure, tingling legs, nasal problem and feels particles in his airway/ tubing chamber, difficulty in breathing/ shortness of breath related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam.Section h6 updated in this report.
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