What are CPAP machines, and why were many recalled?

CPAP machines are used for treatment of folks who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea typically who have a hard time breathing when they’re sleeping and helps keep their airway from being obstructed when they’re, when they’re asleep. In this particular instance, Phillips, the manufacturer of the CPAP machine, is being sued because there’s a breakdown in the insulation of the tubing attached to the mask, that goes on the face of the people using the seat cap machine. And that breakdown in the insulation was getting into lung tissue and causing all sorts of injuries.