Posted May 13, 2022 by Alice Wong DVP Blog Posts and Essays

May 2022 Philips Recall Summary

This is a graphic illustration by Haley Brown with a bright cobalt blue background. There are black lungs filled with dark gray puffy clouds. In the left lung is a yellow canary bird with a red eye in a mid-flight attack pose. In the right lung there is a red circle. Around the lungs there is clear white tubing that is entwined. Above this graphic the white text reads: #SuckYouPhilips

In the summer of 2021, Philips Respironics issued a recall notification of a number of their CPAP, BiPap, and ventilators in the United States. A group of disabled people impacted by the recall organized and sent an open letter to the Head of Quality and Regulator at Philips Respironics USA on August 25, 2021. Below is a summary of events related to the recall, including a summary of a report by the Food and Drug Administration prepared by the Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic at New York Law School Legal Services, Inc.

DISCLAIMER: This summary is intended for informational purposes only. It is a collection of information from various cited publicly available sources. Nothing in this update should be construed as legal advice.

Click to access May-2022-Philips-Recall-Summary_Final-Remediated.pdf