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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.
In the early 2000s, Philips bought many medical device companies and offered to buy Respironics for $66 a share when its stock was worth $53. McGinnis and the Respironics board did not want to sell the company and declined an earlier takeover offer. [3] However, they reluctantly accepted the sale because the shareholders wanted to cash out.
Used regionally in the U.S. (where the company holds 50.3% of the market share) to refer to any type of sit-down PWC. Usage is strongest in Canada, especially in Quebec, where the manufacturer is based. [199] Sellotape: Clear adhesive tape (UK and Ireland) Sellotape Company, owned by Henkel Consumer Adhesives: Often used generically as a verb ...
Orlando-based Rotech said in a statement that Respironics, which sells breathing devices and ventilators to treat sleep apnea, was made aware on June 5 of a privacy incident where an unauthorized ...
A business using a part will often use a different part number than the various manufacturers of that part do. This is especially common for catalog hardware, because the same or similar part design (say, a screw with a certain standard thread, of a certain length) might be made by many corporations (as opposed to unique part designs, made by only one or a few).
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.
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.