Juliana Ventura

Dec 29, 2023 | post-gazette.com | Jonathan D. Salant |Haajrah Gilani |Phillip Powell |Juliana Ventura

CPAP inventor Gerald McGinnis says the recall is a 'disappointment and embarrassment' Nearly 30 years before medical device powerhouse Philips Respironics launched one of the largest and most chaotic recalls of its kind, inventor Gerald McGinnis faced a crisis that threatened to cost his burgeoning company millions. The founder of Respironics, who had been widely credited for creating the first mass-produced breathing machine in the United States, had discovered that another of his inventions...