In the wake of a disastrous recall involving defective sound-dampening foam in several of its breathing machines, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it was suspending sales of its continuous ...
The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- CPAP machine inventor and Respironics founder Gerald McGinnis died at age 89. Gerald "Jerry" McGinnis died in his sleep on Jan. 25, just a few months shy of his 90th birthday ...
PO.RE REPORTER: THE BREATHING MACHINES ARE MADE BY PHILIPS RESPIRONICS BASED HERE IN MURRYSVILLE. LAST YEAR PHILIPS SAID THEY RECALLED MILLIONS OF THEIR CPAPS, BIPAPS ANVED NTILATORS BECAUSE THEY WERE ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert on Tuesday about an “emerging safety issue” with some CPAP machines. According to the FDA, the Philips Respironics’ DreamStation 2 CPAP ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that Philips Respironics continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, which are used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, should be ...
A variety of positive airway pressure (PAP) devices made by Philips Respironics Inc. have been subject to a lengthy and expensive recall due to the use of a problematic material in acoustic insulation ...
Thanks to Gerald McGinnis, millions of people across the world can breathe easier. The international businessman and founder of Respironics, which created the first machine to treat sleep apnea, died ...