’Knock Off‘ Oxygen Generators A Danger For COPD Patients, Foundation Says
Online devices are not FDA approved
Executive Summary
Sub-standard supplemental oxygen devices that have flooded the market since the COVID-19 pandemic may pose a danger to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a patient advocacy group says.
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