Etiket: apnea
Screen apnea: what it is and why to prevent it
In 2008, Linda Stone He decided to conduct an informal study by inviting 200 people to his home and monitoring their heart rate and breathing while they checked their emails.…
“Carcinogenic substances released”: patients with sleep apnea accuse Philips of involuntary manslaughter | Medical
Philips massively recalled four types of respirators in July 2021. The group then reported that gases and particles could be released from a sound-dampening foam under certain conditions and could…
Most Philips sleep apnea devices are indeed safe, according to research
Most of the troubled Philips sleep apnea devices were safe. Philips concludes this on the basis of extensive research. Last year, the Dutch group also released favorable test results for…
Thousands of new reports of problems with apnea devices Philips
In November and December, Philips reported 8,000 new patient problems that could be caused by faulty sleep apnea devices. In 82 of those cases there was a death, reports the…
Apnea by Lucrezia Lante della Rovere: the review by Serena Dandini
Serena Dandini (photo by Gianmarco Chieregato). No.It is never easy to come to terms with one’s past and especially with one’s family of origin. Most of literature, cinema and any…
‘Philips already knew about bad foam in sleep apnea devices in 2016’
Philips has been warned since 2016 that the group should use different foams for sleep apnea devices. It then took five years before the company took action. NRC reports that…
Philips writes off 1.3 billion euros for apnea issue | Economy
Philips expects that a possible settlement of the matter in the United States will take a significant bite out of the value of its subsidiary Respironics. Philips also reported in…
Billion claim for Philips for apnea affair: “Wrongly informed”
Investors’ association VEB starts proceedings against Philips to recover billions of euros in damage, the FD reports. Patients and investors have been “systematically misinformed” about the problems with apnea and…
Philips apnea replacement campaign is difficult
Philips’ replacement operation, in which old apnea devices are replaced by new ones, is proceeding extremely slowly. Philips cannot supply enough new devices, says medical device supplier Mediq. “The supply…
Inspection: Philips falls short in apnea machine recall
Philips falls substantially and structurally short in handling a recall of apnea devices, the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) confirmed on Thursday after reporting by Nieuwsuur. Patients, who are…