The FDA proposed that an order should be issued to require Philips (NYSE:PHG) to submit a plan for its recalled respiratory devices.
FDA’s proposal regards the June 2021 recall of certain ventilators, bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines due to potential health risks caused by polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam breaking down. Foam particles could enter a device’s air pathway, causing a range of potential health problems and toxic, carcinogenic effects for the user.
Amsterdam-based Philips said last summer that it was no longer taking orders of sleep therapy systems as it handled the Class I recall, which knocked it out of the sleep therapy market for at least a year. In March, the FDA issued a notification order alerting Philips that its notification efforts on the recall of its ventilators have been inadequate to date.
Last week, the company disclosed a Department…