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Miklos Bolza

Tech giant sued over sleep aid foam inhalation 'risk'

The TGA accuses Philips of selling defective ventilators aimed at assisting with sleep apnoea. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

An alleged risk of patients breathing in or swallowing small particles of foam from degrading sleep aids has prompted the federal government to take legal action.

Multinational health technology company Philips is accused of selling defective ventilators aimed at assisting with sleep apnoea and, after those products were recalled in June 2021, selling a further device which was also dangerous.

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