Baxter: If Your Lips Turn Blue, Stop Using Our Device

Baxter Healthcare says there’s a risk of decreased oxygen levels or lung over-expansion when using its Volara System “in line with a ventilator.” The firm launched a recall of the device on 1 June.

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Baxter Healthcare has recalled a continuous positive expiratory pressure device used to open a person’s airways that could cause oxygen desaturation or damage lung tissue if over-expansion – aka barotrauma – happens.

The Volara System is used in the home and was manufactured by Hillrom, which was bought by Baxter in September...

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