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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 ...
Jun. 15—Medical equipment company Philips has issued a recall on some products to address possible health risks associated with a foam component meant to help reduce noise. The polyester-based ...
The vast scope of the Philips recall — which covers numerous models manufactured for more than a decade — has sent a flood of people to seek new machines at a time when supply chains are ...
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is still not satisfied with how Dutch healthcare technology company Philips has handled a major product recall and the ...
During the pandemic, Philips conducted a series of studies on the foam, showing the deteriorating foam and chemicals released by it, which could cause "serious injury, life-threatening or permanent impairment". [2] The company said patients' health is its top priority, and regretted the "distress and concern" that the recall caused.
For example, physicians may use CPAP in infants with respiratory distress syndrome. It is associated with a decrease in the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia . In some preterm infants whose lungs have not fully developed, CPAP improves survival and decreases the need for steroid treatment for their lungs.
Even though the firm recalling the product may issue a press release, FDA seeks publicity about a recall only when it believes the public needs to be alerted about a serious hazard. For example, if a canned food product, purchased by a consumer at a retail store, were found by FDA to contain botulinal toxin , an effort would be made to retrieve ...
Philips was recalling some models of the Panorama 1.0T HFO device in the U.S. due to risk of explosion during a "quench procedure" caused by excessive buildup of helium gas. During the procedure ...