Philips Respironics Bails
Patients, Physicians, Sleep Labs, and Hospitals Left Holding the Bag June 2021: amidst ongoing scrutiny and regulatory issues, Philips Respironics was forced to “come clean” recalling millions of CPAP machines, stranding patients, physicians, sleep centers and hospitals without equipment for critical sleep apnea care. Multiple investigations uncovered Philips’s deliberate failure to report thousands of patient complaints ranging from “dirty looking/contaminated water”, black particulate matter/debris in their machines, and issues with