Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 27974 |
| Brand Name: | V60 / V60 PLUS Ventilator |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Software Version 3.00 or Software Version 3.10 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Philips New Zealand Commercial Limited Level 3 123 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket AUCKLAND 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 251 400 |
| Manufacturer: | Respironics California LLC |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has identified that when V60 ventilators with High Flow Therapy option upgrade and V60 Plus ventilators reach the maximum high flow therapy pressure limit, the Cannot Reach Target Flow alarm will sound and the flow rate will decrease in order to decrease the pressure. In some cases, patients may experience oxygen desaturation as a result of the decrease in flow rate, which can be characterized as moderate or severe hypoxemia |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 1/7/2021 |
