MassDevice

FDA updates on serious Philips CPAP, BiPAP device recall

Philips Respironics has issued another ventilator recall deemed the most serious type by the FDA as it may cause serious injury or death.
WTAE-TV

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 ...
MM&M

How Lincare cashed in on the disastrous recall of Philips breathing machines — at the expense of patients

This article originally appeared in ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For ...
WAND

Reimbursement deadline for recalled Phillips CPAP machines nears

Three years after one of the largest medical device recalls in history, the fallout – health-wise and financial – continues to impact many patients with sleep apnea. Now a critical deadline is ...
WESA

Philips ordered to overhaul manufacturing after making millions of defective sleep apnea machines

FILE - Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device at his home, Oct. 20, 2022, in Marysville, Ohio.
KUOW

What consumers should know as Philips agrees to $1.1 billion CPAP settlement

Millions of CPAP sleep apnea machines made by the medical device maker Philips and a subsidiary were found to have a dangerous problem, triggering consumer lawsuits and a massive recall in 2021. Now, ...
RealClearPolitics

Sharyl Attkisson: Safety Recall Raises Questions About CPAP Machines

"Full Measure" host Sharyl Attkisson speaks with Liz Moughon from investigative nonprofit ProPublica about safety concerns related to CPAP breathing machines. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Millions of people rely ...
WUSA

Yes, there is a new Philips CPAP machine settlement

In 2021, polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam used in Philips Respironics ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines was found to degrade and cause serious health issues or death, leading to a mass ...
AOL

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 stemming from a recall in 2021 of millions of its breathing machines like CPAPs ...
The Advocate

Recall of faulty CPAP machines for sleep apnea drags on, stoking frustration

Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device at his home Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Marysville, Ohio.