Health product recall

Newport HT70 Ventilator Plus

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Summary

Product
Newport HT70 Ventilator Plus
Issue
Medical devices - Performance
What to do

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information. 

Audience
Healthcare

Affected products

Affected products Lot or serial number Model or catalogue number
Newport HT70 Ventilator Plus HT7P190119 N16HT720719595 N16HT720719596 HT70PM

Issue

The C92 capacitor of HT70 ventilators may fail, disabling the output of the power management chip causing the ventilator to cease operation and stop ventilation. An audible alarm will be initiated, and the safety valve will open. 

In addition to the C92 issue, HT70 ventilators containing C159 capacitors reported failures of the shutdown buzzer alarm test, and as a result, the alarm "hardly sounded" or was of insufficient volume or duration per specification, placing a patient at risk of respiratory failure due to unexpected loss of ventilation.

Recall start date: May 21, 2025

Additional information

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Health product recall
Category
Health products - Medical devices - Anaesthesiology
Companies
Covidien LLC
15 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States, 02048
Published by
Health Canada
Audience
Healthcare
Recall class
Type I
Identification number
RA-77491

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