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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 visualization of particles related to a bipap device's sound abatement foam.There was no report of patient harm or injury.There was no report of medical intervention.The device was returned to the third-party service centre for further evaluation.During the evaluation of the device at the third-party service centre, the device was visually inspected and found no evidence of visible foam particles.The technician confirmed no particles in the air path.The third-party service centre concludes that they couldn't confirm the customer's allegation and unit scrapped.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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