US FDA Adds More MDRs To Philips Recall, Including Deaths

Company says it is working to address the recall issues

The US FDA has received more reports of adverse outcomes, including deaths, from the breakdown of foam in many sleep apnea devices from Philips.

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Royal Philips has been grabbing a lot of headlines recently, and not all of them good.

The company has been plagued by numerous recalls of its breathing devices and recently announced that its long-time CEO Frans van Houten is being replaced by Roy Jakobs, who is...

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