Philips CPAP Recall Settlement: Payout Amounts and Status

Who qualifies

• The settlement class covered people and entities in the United States, including its territories and the District of Columbia, who purchased, leased, rented, paid for in whole or in part, or were prescribed one of the recalled Philips Respironics devices.
• Insurers, self-funded employers, and other third-party payers that reimbursed someone else's payment for a recalled device could claim a Payer Award from a separate $34 million pool.
• The Device Payment Award amount depended on the specific model, not on what you personally paid. Examples: DreamStation CPAP $55.63, DreamStation Go $107.43, DreamStation BiPAP $130.63, System One 50 Series BiPAP $159.46, DreamStation ST/AVAPS $329.05, E30 $453.83, System One 50 Series ASV4 $469.14, and Trilogy 100/200, Garbin Plus, or Aeris LifeVent $1,552.25.
• Anyone who returned a recalled device to Philips Respironics by August 9, 2024 — through a Recall Program or by enrolling in the settlement — earned the $100 Device Return Award on top of the Device Payment Award, and did not need to file a claim form.
• A Device Replacement Award was available to people who spent their own money on a comparable CPAP, BiPAP, or ventilator on or after June 14, 2021 and before September 7, 2023 to replace a recalled machine. Insurance-paid replacements did not qualify.
• Durable medical equipment (DME) providers, federal government payers, and anyone who had already individually settled with Philips were excluded from the class.

Philips CPAP settlement payout status — what happens now

1. 1

   The claim window is closed and the settlement is final

   Claims opened December 11, 2023 and closed August 9, 2024. Judge Conti held the fairness hearing on April 11, 2024 and granted final approval on April 25, 2024. The settlement is final, so no new or late claims are accepted and the amounts per model are fixed.

2. 2

   Payments have been issued on a rolling basis, not on one date

   There was never a single payout day. The administrator issued Device Payment and Device Return Awards in batches as each claim finished processing, and its posted timeline ran through the spring of 2026. Device Replacement Awards, which require documentation review, were processed on the same rolling schedule.

3. 3

   People who elected the accelerated option were paid first

   The settlement included an Accelerated Implementation Option (AIO). Users who returned their device and signed the AIO release could be paid without waiting for appeals to finish. Those payments went out earliest; everyone else was paid after the settlement became final.

4. 4

   Returning the device was worth $100 per machine

   The $100 Device Return Award applied to each recalled device sent back by August 9, 2024, no matter the model, and it stacked on top of the Device Payment Award. Someone with two recalled machines who returned both could collect two Device Payment Awards and two $100 awards.

5. 5

   This settlement is not the injury settlement — there are three separate ones

   The economic loss settlement covers only the money you paid for the device. Claims for physical injury are handled in a separate personal injury settlement at respironicspisettlement.com, and medical monitoring claims were resolved through a Medical Advancement Program, given preliminary approval on June 27, 2024, at respironicsmedicaladvancementprogram.com. Filing in one did not file you in the others.

6. 6

   Remanufactured devices came with a two-year warranty

   Separately from the cash awards, users who received a remanufactured device under a Philips Recall Program got a two-year warranty on materials and workmanship — either on the whole replacement unit or on the repair work, depending on whether the serial number changed.

7. 7

   Watch for anyone offering to file a CPAP claim for you today

   The deadline passed in August 2024 and the per-model amounts are set by court order, so no service can increase your award or file a late claim. Never pay a fee or hand over your Social Security number to a site promising a CPAP settlement payout. ClaimBee tracks deadlines like this one and tells you before they close, at no cost per claim.

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