A foam part might degrade and become toxic, potentially causing cancer, the company said.
Dutch medical equipment company Philips has recalled some breathing devices and ventilators because of a foam part that might degrade and become toxic, potentially causing cancer, it said on Monday.
The group took a $303 million charge for the issue after announcing an identical provision in its first quarter-earnings report in April, bringing the total cost of the problem to 500 million euros to date."We're going to put all our capacity to focus entirely on replacing and repairing these units," Van Houten said in a call, a process he said would likely take a year.
Company spokesman Steve Klink said about 80 percent of the affected devices were machines used to help people with sleep apnea, known as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines. Users of those machines were advised to halt usage. Around two-thirds of Philips CPAP machine sales are in the United States.
Spokesman Klink said Philips had received some complaints about the devices, representing 0.03 percent of those sold in 2020.
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