Philips engages manufacturing partners
Company introduces the Philips Respironics E30 ventilator, a versatile and easy-to-use ventilator to treat patients with respiratory insufficiency, designed for large scale production
FDA authorized the Philips Respironics E30 ventilator for use in the US during the COVID-19 public health emergency through its EUA process on
Philips continues to work with its global suppliers to ensure a sufficient and uninterrupted supply of components. This is the rate-limiting step, and requires the support of all countries involved
'In line with Philips' mission, we are fully committed to helping as many healthcare providers as possible diagnose, treat and monitor the growing numbers of COVID-19 patients,' said
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The collaboration with our trusted partners Flex and Jabil will rapidly expand our hospital ventilator production capacity, and reinforce the supply chain to enable the ramp up to a production of 4,000 hospital ventilators per week by the third quarter. To complement this, our team has developed the new Philips Respironics E30 ventilator, which can be safely used when there is limited access to a fully featured critical care ventilator.
CEO of Royal Philips
Ramp up of hospital ventilator production for critical COVID-19 patients
Philips has engaged manufacturing solutions partners Flex and Jabil, as well as other partners, to further expand its hospital ventilator assembly lines and strengthen its supply chain. Flex and Jabil have expertise in medical device technologies, and possess a global industry footprint, as well as a network of certified materials and component suppliers. Flex already produces one of Philips' other respiratory products.
The assembly lines at Philips' manufacturing site in
Philips is working with its suppliers in the US,
Introduction of Philips Respironics E30 for emergency use to fill the critical hospital ventilation shortage
To further address the pressing need for critical care ventilators, Philips has been working closely with leading respiratory physicians and medical device regulators in the
Designed for large scale production by a team deeply experienced in respiratory care, the Philips Respironics E30 ventilator is optimized to treat patients with respiratory insufficiency. This easy-to-use ventilator offers quick set-up and simple operations allowing healthcare providers with a wide range of skill sets to treat and monitor patients. The Philips Respironics E30 can be used non-invasively, as well as invasively, offering the flexibility to adapt to the treatment needs of patients with COVID-19.
Philips is now quickly scaling the production of this new ventilator with the unprecedented needs of healthcare providers and COVID-19 patients in mind, while also complying with medical device quality standards. On
Production expansion investments
To facilitate the production expansion across its three ventilator manufacturing sites in the US, Philips is investing several tens of millions in additional tools and molds, final assembly lines and test facilities. Moreover, the company is hiring extra manufacturing employees and changing to 24/7 shifts.
COVID-19 treatment depends on international collaboration
As COVID-19 treatment depends on the global availability of ventilators and components, Philips continues to engage with governments, health authorities, and relevant industries to safeguard the production expansion of materials, components and final products, as well as their shipment between countries. This is fully in line with the call to action by the
Fair and ethical allocation of scarce medical equipment
Philips believes that scarce medical equipment, such as hospital ventilators, should be made available across the world using a fair and ethical approach to allocate supply to acute patient demands based on data such as the COVID-19 statistics per country/region (e.g. provided by the WHO and
For additional information about the collaboration with Flex and Jabil, click here, and for additional information about the Philips Respironics E30 ventilator, click here.
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