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Respironics is an American medical supply company owned by Philips that specializes in products that improve respiratory functions. It is based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Murrysville in Pennsylvania, United States. Some of its products had hazardous foam that disintegrated and entered patients' bodies.
After Respironics was sold to Philips in 2008, McGinnis stepped down from his leadership role. [1] When Respironics recalled its machines in 2021 due to a defect which caused noise-reducing foam to degrade and release toxic chemicals, McGinnis attributed the recall to a culture shift in the company following the Philips' takeover, calling it a ...
Philips Respironics: Netherlands 3% Others 15% Mobile ventilators [2] Manufacturer Country Market share (2019) Dräger: Germany 24 % Weinmann Medical: Germany 21 %
Gerard Philips (1858–1942), founder. The Philips Company was founded in 1891, by Dutch entrepreneur Gerard Philips and his father Frederik Philips. Frederik, a banker based in Zaltbommel, financed the purchase and setup of an empty factory building in Eindhoven, where the company started the production of carbon-filament lamps and other electro-technical products in 1892.
Ford sold the company to GTE in 1974, and it was purchased by Philips in 1981. In North America, the Philco brand is owned by Philips. In other markets, the Philco International brand is owned by Electrolux. In the early 1920s, Philco made storage batteries, "socket power" battery eliminator units (plug-in transformers), and battery chargers.
In 2008 Royal Philips Electronics acquired Shenzhen Goldway Industrial. [3] Philips cited the desire to expand in China and emerging markets for the acquisition. [4]
Philips Norelco is the American brand name for electric shavers and other personal care products made by the Consumer Lifestyle division of Philips. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For personal care products marketed outside the United States, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, Philips used the Philishave trademark until 2006.
On 3 May 2016, Philips announced the formation of the separated company called Philips Lighting N.V.. Philips stated that the main reason for the demerger was that the medical technology business accounted for more than 40% of sales, while its lighting arm remained a major money-spinner, selling products in 180 countries. [ 4 ]