Home » today » Business » Possible death due to problem with respirator Philips Possible death due to problem with respirator Philips April 20, 2022 by world today news – © REUTERS – A defect in Philips ventilators may have resulted in death. Four other patients may have been injured following the sudden failure of the devices. No alarm went off. Philips is investigating the matter, a spokesperson confirms after earlier reports in the Dutch newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad. The company previously set aside 70 million euros for recalls. – mtmBron: BELGIAN Today at 11:33— The problem arises with the ventilators used in hospitals to support patients who can still breathe on their own. It concerns the types V60 and V60 Plus. Of these, 105,000 are in use worldwide. Philips says there is a very small chance that the device will stop without an alarm going off. That would happen once every million times the device is used. Recently, Philips received 383 reports of unexpected failures of the devices. In 377 cases, the device failed, but the alarm went off, so doctors and nurses could intervene quickly. In six cases, no alarm went off. Philips is now investigating whether the death of one patient and the injury of four others is the direct result of that drop-out. Where those cases occurred has not been disclosed, but at least not in the Netherlands. Hospitals can continue to use the devices, but then have to connect an external alarm that is often built into rooms in intensive care. Other precautions that were previously recommended have also been made mandatory by Philips, such as measuring the oxygen flow to the patient and the oxygen content in the patient’s blood. Recently, Philips had more problems with ventilators. Equipment for sleep apnea patients contained insulating foam that could crumble and release toxic substances on contact with certain cleaning agents. Philips has now set aside 725 million euros for the recall for millions of those devices. Compensation may be added on top of that. — Related posts:Morawiecki: we will react "creatively" to the attempted blackmail with the National Reconstruction P...China's Unexpected Trade Statistics with Russia: What Happened in March and its Impact on Future Tra...A pledge in support of education will be signed by regional Ministers.United Auto Workers Demand 40% Pay Increase in Tense Contract Talks with Detroit AutomakersShare this:FacebookX Related Ramales brothers and Taco Route Difference between Umbra and Penumbra in an Eclipse Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: