Philips Respironics

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First report 3 Dec 2014•Latest report 29 Sep 2021

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Philips Respironics linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. West Yorkshire Eastern

    AI-generated summary

    Mary Land · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Mary Land, aged 76, was being treated for COVID pneumonia when she was found unresponsive with the tubing connecting her facemask to a BIPAP ventilator detached. The Inquest could not determine whether the detachment contributed to her death, but identified concern that the push-on connection could come undone and may require a more robust docking mechanism.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Philips Respironics; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Use of a mask-to-tubing push-on connection vulnerable to coming apart

    Wider context from the report

    “The Philips Respironics AF 541 mask connects to the tubing, linking it to the BIPAP ventilator by means of a ‘push on’ connection (rather than a fitting involving positive engagement). Evidence taken at the Inquest indicates this connection has come undone on other occasions as well. The introduction of a filter at the site of this union increases the potential for the joint to come apart. Consideration should be given to installing a more robust docking mechanism which is less vulnerable to working loose, or being inadvertently pulled apart, for example, by a patient suffering from delirium. ”
    Open source report

  2. Teesside

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    Sandra Danks · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Sandra Danks required continuous home oxygen supplied by an electrically powered apparatus. An electricity interruption stopped the apparatus, and she was unable to use the nearby spare oxygen bottle before she died. The principal concern was that the main oxygen apparatus had no backup to maintain oxygen provision during a power interruption.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Philips Respironics; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of backup oxygen provision during interruption of the main oxygen apparatus

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) An interruption in the electricity supply to the main oxygen apparatus stopped the oxygen provision and there was no back up on the main oxygen apparatus to continue to provide oxygen, thus leaving Mrs Danks in a very vulnerable position. ”
    Open source report
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Data last updated 7 September 2026