Tag: Philips Recall
Philips targets innovation, trust
February 11, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AMSTERDAM – In a key post-recall milestone, Philips says it has more than doubled its number of 510(k) clearances from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the past two years.
During a recent conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full-year financial results, Roy Jakobs reiterated that Philips continues “to address the consequences of the Respironics recall” and “relentlessly work toward resolution of the FDA warning letter issued...
Philips closes patient portal for recalled devices
February 2, 2026HME News Staff
ANDOVER, Mass. - Philips says it has completed actionable registrations across sleep therapy and ventilator devices and is closing the U.S. Patient Portal related to its recall as of Jan. 1, 2026.
In a Jan. 1 post to a website dedicated to recall information, Philips stated:
Our progress in completing actionable registrations across sleep therapy and ventilation devices marks an important milestone in the June 2021 recall.
As...
CPAP market still wide open, say poll respondents
January 23, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Nearly five years after the Philips Respironics recall reshaped the CPAP market, respondents to a recent HME Newspoll say there’s still significant opportunity for new competition and innovation.
Seventy‑two percent of respondents report they are currently looking to add new CPAP devices to their portfolios this year, and 45% say they are exploring new CPAP masks.
“We are in need of additional competitors and options, because the current...
In brief: Philips recall & response, telehealth flexibilities, Rhythm hire, Viemed donation
September 15, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Philips Respironics has removed certain DreamStation devices due to programming errors that can result in failed therapy modes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The affected devices are:
DreamStation Auto CPAP UDSX500S11F 00606959423314
DreamStation Auto BiPAP UDSX700S11F 00606959423338
DreamStation Auto CPAP UFRX500S14 00606959455045
Reason for recall
Philips Respironics...
Philips removes certain DreamStation devices
September 15, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Philips Respironics has removed certain DreamStation devices due to programming errors that can result in failed therapy modes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The affected devices are:
DreamStation Auto CPAP UDSX500S11F 00606959423314
DreamStation Auto BiPAP UDSX700S11F 00606959423338
DreamStation Auto CPAP UFRX500S14 00606959455045
Reason for recall
Philips Respironics is recalling certain DreamStation...
Philips CPAP recall: 20M CAD partial settlement proposed in Canadian class action
July 22, 2025HME News Staff
VANCOUVER, B.C., and TORONTO – A proposed partial settlement of 20 million CAD has been reached in the Canada-wide class actions against Philips Respironics, addressing economic loss claims related to the recall of certain CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator devices, according to Sotos Class Actions.
The lawsuits—Morel v. Koninklijke Philips N.V. et al. and Roy v. Respironics Inc. et al.—represent individuals, corporations, hospitals and partnerships across Canada who purchased...
Providers say Lincare allegations are ‘infuriating’
December 6, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Providers still bruised by the Philips recall say allegations that Lincare received 20,000 replacement CPAP devices and then turned around and used them for new patients instead of existing patients adds insult to injury.
The allegations were published by ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, in a Nov. 13 article.
“During a time when the rest of us were drowning and Philips couldn’t give us any machines, Lincare capitalized...
In brief: Providers sue Philips, Access Infusion buys, Prochant surveys
July 17, 2024HME News Staff
PHILADELPHIA – Dynamic Healthcare Services and Hometown Oxygen Pittsburgh on July 15 filed a lawsuit against Philips Respironics, DeLage Landen Financial Services and Philips Medical Capital for cutting off access to financing and leasing programs that the providers say are necessary for them to compete.
According to the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania:
Prior to the Philips recall, DHS purchased thousands of respiratory...
Providers sue Philips for cutting them off
July 16, 2024HME News Staff
PHILADELPHIA – Dynamic Healthcare Services and Hometown Oxygen Pittsburgh on July 15 filed a lawsuit against Philips Respironics, DeLage Landen Financial Services and Philips Medical Capital for cutting off access to financing and leasing programs that the providers say are necessary for them to compete.
According to the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania:
Prior to the Philips recall, DHS purchased thousands of respiratory...
Philips has ‘finality’
May 1, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AMSTERDAM – Philips has a renewed focus, says CEO Roy Jakobs, now that the company has resolved additional settlements and finalized a consent decree related to a large recall of certain devices in its Sleep and Respiratory Care business unit.
The company recently announced that it has agreed to pay $1.1 billion from its cash flow generation to resolve personal injury litigation and medical monitoring class action in the U.S. This follows an economic loss settlement finalized last...