Press Announcements > FDA reaches agreement with automatic external defibrillator manufacturer over quality control issues

Press Announcements > FDA reaches agreement with automatic external defibrillator manufacturer over quality control issues

FDA reaches agreement with automatic external defibrillator manufacturer over quality control issues
Company must cease manufacturing until corrective action is taken

U. S. District Judge Denise J. Casper entered a consent decree of permanent injunction yesterday between the U.S. and Philips North America LLC (doing business as Philips Medical Systems and Philips Healthcare) of Andover, Massachusetts, and two of the company’s officers, Carla Kriwet, business group leader for the Patient Care and Monitoring Solutions (PCMS) business group, and Ojas Buch, vice president, head of quality and regulatory for PCMS. The PCMS business group includes the Emergency Care and Resuscitation (ECR) business unit, which markets automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and Q-CPR Meters. Continue reading.