Technology company Philips plans to cut an estimated 5% of its workforce, about 4,000 positions, due to losses caused by the recall of a sleep apnea product as well as supply chain issues, according ...

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Medical device manufacturer Philips announced the company will expand on a previous recall in an ongoing effort to remove equipment that could have a contaminant in one of the plastic components.

The Food and Drug Administration has labeled a recall of Philips’ Tack Endovascular Systems as a Class l, which is the most serious kind of recall. There have been 20 reported injuries and no reports ...

Philips is recalling the Tack endovascular system because of what it says are user challenges that have led to additional interventions needed to retrieve or remove the implant. The US Food and Drug ...

Murraysville, Pa.-based Philips Respironics has issued a worldwide recall of its Trilogy Ventilators Models 100, 200 and 202 due to a potentially faulty component on the ventilators’ power boards. The ...

Eight deaths and 13 injuries have been associated with a class I recall of Philips Respironics’ BiPAP ventilators. FDA noted that the devices may unexpectedly reboot or enter an interoperative state.

The FDA’s oversight of medical device recalls continues to be plagued by staffing challenges—forcing some activities to be placed on the “back burner” and resulting in lengthy response times, ...