RESPIRONICS

Description of Event or Problem

IN 2007, A MALE PT. THEY CHOSE TO PUT AN APNEA ON HIM - THEY WANTED IT CONTINUED AT HOME. THIS MACHINE WAS TOTALLY UNRELIABLE GOING OFF WHEN SHOULDN'T. THEY STATED IN THE PAPER "THE CHIP WAS NEVER ON". SIMPLY NOT TRUE. JUST IN THIS TOWN WE HAVE 20 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXISTING PROBLEMS - WE'VE PUT IN ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THE RESPONSE. WE ARE GATHERING MUCH INFORMATION - THIS AGENCY HAS EVEN IGNORED THE CORONERS REPORT OF SIDS AND EVEN HE SAID "THESE MACHINES ARE UNRELIABLE". THEY ARE CHARGING MY SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WITH NEGLECT. DOSE OR AMOUNT: USE AS NEEDED. FREQUENCY: 24/7. DATES OF USE: 2007. DIAGNOSIS: SUPPOSED HIGH RISK BREATHING PROBLEM. SECOND MONITOR THE MONTH PRIOR. TWO WEEKS PRIOR, HOSPITAL HAS OWN APNEA MACHINE USED TILL NINE DAYS LATER. SENT HOME.