Philips says tests on recalled ventilators 'very encouraging'

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AMSTERDAM :Independent tests on ventilators that Dutch health technology company Philips recalled last year because of possible health risks showed the problems were almost exclusively caused by unauthorised cleaning products, the company said on Tuesday.The Amsterdam-based company shocked investors last year

AMSTERDAM :Independent tests on ventilators that Dutch health technology company Philips recalled last year because of possible health risks showed the problems were almost exclusively caused by unauthorised cleaning products, the company said on Tuesday.

The"very encouraging" tests showed that the foam degradation was very rare and was linked to aggressive, unauthorised ozone-based cleaning products, Chief Executive Frans van Houten said. "With the use of ozone products, this goes up to 7 per cent, or 14 times higher. The correlation between the use of ozone and foam degradation that we assumed last year has been proven."

"The recall is far from over but today’s release will provide comfort that potential health care risk for patients has been very low," ING analysts wrote in a note.

 

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