A faulty electronic component in some Philips HeartStart automated external defibrillators may prevent the device from delivering a needed shock to a person suffering a cardiac emergency, the FDA ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Health technology company Philips is suspending the manufacture of some defibrillators in the United States and will make others under heightened scrutiny following criticisms ...

The FDA has approved an over-the-counter home defibrillator from Philips for use in emergency (or kinky sexual) situations. When the shock is delivered within five minutes of the sudden cardiac arrest ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that some models of HeartStart automated external defibrillators (AED) may not work during a cardiac emergency. The devices, which are made ...

LONDON — Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), a leading vendor of consumer and medical products, has announced that it is recalling approximately 5,400 HeartStart FR2+ ...

Washington(CBS.MW) -- The Food and Drug Administration Thursday granted market clearance to Philips Medical Systems' HeartStart Home Defibrillator for use without a prescription. The action marks the ...

On November 3rd, a joint request for temporary stay was filed in the District of Massachusetts in a patent infringement case which has played out between Dutch medical electronics firm Koninklijke ...

Koninklijke Philips N.V. said Friday that it is resuming the manufacturing and distribution of defibrillators in the U.S. after the Food and Drug Administration lifted its prohibition on those ...

Home health gadgets seem to be the next big movement for technology. Over in America (so soon, no doubt, over here) people are starting to kit out their homes with the latest emergency gear in the ...