A faulty electronic component in some Philips HeartStart automated external defibrillators may prevent the device from delivering a needed shock to a person suffering a cardiac emergency, the FDA ...

WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators are warning the public that certain cardiac defibrillators recalled by Philips Healthcare may fail to deliver a needed shock in an emergency. Defibrillators are ...

The North American subsidiary of Amsterdam-based Royal Philips reached an agreement on a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, representing the Food and Drug Administration, the company ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that some models of HeartStart automated external defibrillators (AED) may not work during a cardiac emergency. The devices, which are made ...

LONDON — Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), a leading vendor of consumer and medical products, has announced that it is recalling approximately 5,400 HeartStart FR2+ ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Health technology company Philips is suspending the manufacture of some defibrillators in the United States and will make others under heightened scrutiny following criticisms ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced today that its Emergency Care and Resuscitation (ECR) business is resuming ...

ANDOVER — A federal court ordered Philips North America, headquartered in Andover, to cease distributing certain models of its automated external defibrillators until the company complies with federal ...

Philips Healthcare said Saturday it is recalling about 5,400 automated external defibrillators after receiving reports of a memory chip failure in a small number of some models that could make them ...

Philips recalled its HeartStart MRx Defibrillator due to an equipment defect, according to a Feb. 9 safety notice from the FDA. Here are three things to know. 1. Philips initiated the recall in June ...

The FDA has approved an over-the-counter home defibrillator from Philips for use in emergency (or kinky sexual) situations. When the shock is delivered within five minutes of the sudden cardiac arrest ...