WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators are warning the public that certain cardiac defibrillators recalled by Philips Healthcare may fail to deliver a needed shock in an emergency. Defibrillators are ...

The Philips HeartStart OnSite Defibrillator is designed to be the easiest-to-use, and most reliable defibrillator available. Available without a prescription from ActiveForever.com, the Philips ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Cambridge, MA – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of ...

Hundreds of thousands of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) made by Philips Healthcare might not deliver a needed shock to the heart in an emergency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said ...

It sounds compelling: be your household's own paramedic by wielding the electrodes that could restart a loved one's heart. But some doctors and other emergency medicine experts are skeptical of the ...

Clever design, close attention to human safety issues, and a top man-machine interface make the Philips HeartStart portable home defibrillator one of the hottest medical electronics devices on the ...

I am very sad to remind all of us once again but “Life is short”, and unfortunately we never know when the unexpected strikes. So to my mind we should try our best and always be ready to help ...

Enhanced communication and seamless data sharing capabilities augment clinical and operational efficiencies for patient assessment across emergency care settings “First responders don’t often know ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying a recent safety notice covering certain models of the HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator due to electrical and battery connection issues as a ...

Gaithersburg, MD - The push for over-the-counter defibrillators is gathering momentum. A US Food and Drug Association panel heard arguments yesterday for removing the prescription requirement for the ...