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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 CPAP, ventilator machine recalls leave patients unsure what to do

>> IT'S A HEALTH RISK. BEN: LIKE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, MICHAEL CROSTA IS FACING A CONUNDRUM, OVER S HIPHILIPS C-PAP MACHINE LIKE THIS ONE, WHICH HELPS HIM KEEP BREATNGHI AND SLEEP SOUNDLY DESPITE HIS ...
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 ...
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Philips recalled breathing machines in 2021. Chemicals of ‘concern’ found in replacement machines raised new alarm.

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People Who Used Recalled Philips Breathing Machines Face Painful Choices

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. They thought they were getting clean air from the lifelines ...
The Boston Globe

After recalling millions of sleep apnea machines, Philips sued by consumers

Medical equipment maker Philips is facing a raft of lawsuits following the announcement last month that it was recalling about 2 million machines used by obstructive sleep apnea patients in the US. In ...