Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared
https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-kept-warnings-about-dangerous-cpaps-secret-profits-soared
https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-kept-warnings-about-dangerous-cpaps-secret-profits-soared
11 Comments
reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
I think it's fucked that people that make these decisions never face consequences for hurting people.
nkat2112@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 2y
Thank you for sharing this important - and very well written - article.
Anyone know why Philips kept quiet abut the carcinogenic defect for a decade and announced the problem only after they had a suitable replacement machine?
I need to check with loved ones now. Wow...
reddit_zuigt@feddit.nl · 31 pts · 2y
It's always the same awnser, money.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I almost got this machine but I liked the features on the ResMed more and insisted on it instead. Bullet fucking dodged. It's absolute bullshit that companies can endanger people like this.
woodytrombone@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
They were given to Active Duty servicemembers, too - not just veterans. It took months to get a replacement device.
(Source: me)
mayflower@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 2y
Anyone surprised?
copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Yep, I had one of these and used it for years. Luckily mine started degrading right when Phillips replaced it with the new model.
Touching_Grass@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Has anyone taken a cpap test and found out they don't need one?
Sacreblew@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Yes, mostly I just need to manage my allergies.
NightAuthor@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
They said off two nights of data, 1 night was on the threshold and the second night was perfectly normal. And said what/if anything I do was really just up to me. But to try doing whatever I did the second night, and maybe test again later to see if it’s working. I think the difference was sleep orientation
Chuymatt@artemis.camp · 3 pts · 2y
Yes. Mind you, many are screened out with an overnight spO2 exam.