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Philips faces French criminal investigation over sleep apnea recall

Paris prosecutors opened a criminal probe into Philips in June over its recall of sleep apnea devices, probing possible ...
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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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How Lincare Cashed In on the Disastrous Recall of Philips Breathing Machines — at the Expense of Patients

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Update, Nov. 25, 2024: On Nov. 22, hours after this article ...
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Philips ordered to overhaul manufacturing after making millions of defective sleep apnea machines

FILE - Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device at his home, Oct. 20, 2022, in Marysville, Ohio.
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Philips Sues Lab Over Allegedly Faulty Research That Spurred Major Breathing Machine Recall

Philips Sues Lab Over Allegedly Faulty Research That Spurred Major Breathing Machine Recall “Philips RS has spent hundreds of millions of dollars toward this recall and would have pursued a different ...
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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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Yes, there is a new Philips CPAP machine settlement

In 2021, polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam used in Philips Respironics ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines was found to degrade and cause serious health issues or death, leading to a mass ...
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Philips settles suits over its DreamStation sleep apnea machines for $1.1 billion

Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it had reached a $1.1 billion deal in the United States to settle lawsuits over faulty sleep machines in a case that have dogged the company. The company ...
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Philips agrees to pay $1 billion to patients who say they were injured by breathing machines

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How Lincare cashed in on the disastrous recall of Philips breathing machines — at the expense of patients

This article originally appeared in ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For ...
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Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to Patients Who Say They Were Injured by Breathing Machines

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. After years of legal battles, Philips has agreed to pay more ...