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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 received information alleging an issue related to a bipap device's sound abatement foam.The patient alleges visualization of particles in device.There is no allegation of serious or permanent harm or injury.No medical intervention was required by the patient.The device was returned to the third-party service center for further evaluation.During the evaluation of the device at the third-party service center, the device was visually inspected and found evidence of foam degradation.During the evaluation, secondary findings was observed.There was no error code found.The third-party service center confirmed particles in the air path during the device evaluation and there was visible foam degradation and unit got corrected.The manufacturer is submitting a final report at this time.If pertinent information becomes available to the manufacturer at a later date, an addendum to this final report will be filed.
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