Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 26702 |
| Brand Name: | Heater Cooler Unit |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All HCU 40 units below S/N: 90441922 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Getinge Australia Pty Ltd (NZ) Unit D, Ground Floor, Building A, Millenium Centre 600 Great South Rd Ellerslie Auckland 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 09 272 9039 |
| Manufacturer: | Maquet Cardio Pulmonary GmbH |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received isolated complaints in relation to heat damage of the cable insulation at the crimp connections of the power cable and the internal electrical connection (L and N) cables between the main circuit breaker and line filter of the HCU 40 Heater-Cooler Unit. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be exchanged |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 14/10/2020 |
