FierceBiotech

Philips chief OK'd distribution of defective CPAP machines: ProPublica

Though Philips has argued in court that its U.S. subsidiary should bear the sole responsibility of paying out damages related to its massive CPAP machine recall, instructions to continue selling ...
FierceBiotech

Philips' CPAP and BiPAP mask recall stretches to 22M devices, lands Class I FDA label

Just a few weeks after racking up its fifth Class I recall from the FDA this year, Philips has hit the half-dozen mark. Its sixth of the classifications—which denote the agency’s most serious rating ...
USA Today

Philips agrees to pay $1.1 billion settlement after wide-ranging CPAP machine recall

Medical device company Philips reached a settlement Monday to shell out $1.1 billion to cover hundreds of personal injury lawsuits linked to its respiration and sleep apnea machines. The manufacturer ...
People

Recalled Sleep Apnea Machines Tied to 561 Deaths

Philips CPAP and BiPap machines that were recalled in 2021 have since been linked to deaths and thousands of malfunctions, the FDA says Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty The Food and Drug ...
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 ...
WBAL-TV

Settlement reached after nationwide sleep apnea machine recall

NEWS. LISA, THANK YOU. BACK IN 2021, THE 11 NEWS I-TEAM SHARED THE STORIES OF SEVERAL MARYLANDERS IMPACTED BY A NATIONWIDE. CPAP MACHINE RECALL. AND TODAY THE PLAINTIFFS REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH ...
CBS News

Philips Respironics agrees to $479 million CPAP settlement

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices. Philips Respironics and Koninklijke ...
ProPublica

“With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. “With Every Breath,” a new documentary from ProPublica and ...
NPR

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, ...
ProPublica

After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Philips Respironics must hire an independent safety monitor, ...
CBS News

FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines

The Food and Drug Administration says 561 deaths have been reported in connection to recalled Philips devices to treat obstructive sleep apnea and other breathing disorders. The FDA said that since ...