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Philips blames consultant for exaggerating breathing machine problems that led to recall

FROM SHADYSIDE TONIGHT. PHILIPS REIS RUN ROAD RECALLED MILLIONS OF CPAPS BIPAPS AND VENTILATORS AFTER THE FDA SAID FOAM INSULATION INSIDE THOSE MACHINES WAS A HEALTH RISK. BUT IN A LAWSUIT, PHILIPS ...
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Philips halt sales of breathing machines after major recall

Philips Respironics announced last Monday that it’s stopping sales of their breathing machines within the U.S. following a mid-2021 product recall. The decision, as reported by The New York Times, was ...
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Philips agrees to pay $1 billion to patients who say they were injured by breathing machines

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Investor association VEB calls for court inquiry into Philips sleep apnea recall

Philips recalled around 15 million sleep apnea devices in 2021 after discovering that the foam in the machines could release ...
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Recalled Philips devices linked to 500+ deaths: A timeline

In 2021, medical devicemaker Philips recalled 3.5 million ventilation devices after finding a defect that could cause cancer. Now, more than 500 deaths have been linked to the devices recalled less ...

A $1 billion CPAP recall devastated Philips. The CEO’s turnaround plan involves overhauling company culture and adding a key role to the C-suite

Earlier this year, Dutch medical device maker Royal Philips reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle thousands of claims ...
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How Lincare Cashed In on the Disastrous Recall of Philips Breathing Machines — at the Expense of Patients

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Update, Nov. 25, 2024: On Nov. 22, hours after this article ...
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Philips respiratory device recall widens, company cities possible plastic contaminants

Medical device manufacturer Philips announced the company will expand on a previous recall in an ongoing effort to remove equipment that could have a contaminant in one of the plastic components.
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How Lincare cashed in on the disastrous recall of Philips breathing machines — at the expense of patients

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