FDA Identifies Recall of Philips Respiratory Devices as Most Serious

Philips Healthcare headquarters in Best, Netherlands, on Aug. 30, 2018. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday classified the recall of Philips’s respiratory machines as its most serious type, as their use could cause serious injuries or death.

The Dutch medical devices maker’s unit Philips Respironics recalled 1,088 devices in the United States on Feb. 10.