Philips Ignored Complaints About Breathing Machines Despite Evidence of Hazard

The company suppressed mounting evidence that its profitable breathing machines threatened users’ health.

The first complaints landed at the offices of Philips Respironics in 2010, soon after the company made a fateful decision to redesign its best selling breathing machines used in homes and hospitals around the world. To silence the irritating rattle that kept users awake at night, Philips packed the devices with an industrial foam — the same kind used in sofas and mattresses.

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