Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 14474 |
| Brand Name: | Newport HT70 Ventilator, batteries |
| Model: | Model HT70 |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Covidien NZ Ltd Level 3, Building 5, Central Park Corporate Centre 666 Great South Road Penrose AUCKLAND 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 0508 489 264 |
| Manufacturer: | Newport Medical Instruments Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received customer reports of HT70 series ventilators alarming and going to internal backup battery sooner than expected while the ventilator is being operated on the Power Pac battery. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be modified |
| Level of recall: | Wholesale |
| Date Commenced: | 15/4/2013 |
