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Newport HT70PM-ES-NA (UDI 10884521542181)Recalls & reported problems

Newport Medical Instruments, Inc. · HT70 Ventilator With Accessories Plus Model · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521542181), received between Jun 4, 2017 and Aug 9, 2017 — classified as 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Battery Problem” (2 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

  1. May 21, 2025Class IOpen, Classified

    Ventilator Printed Circuit Board Assembly may have two separate capacitors that may fail, which may result in the ventilator either shutting down during use, thus necessitating use of an alternate form of ventilation, or the shutdown alert alarm fails to alarm effectively during shut down, which may result in respiratory failure, hypoventilation, low oxygen saturation, hypoxia, treatment delay.

    Z-1915-2025 · Root cause: Component design/selection · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Battery Problem2
  • Erratic or Intermittent Display1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • No Patient Involvement4

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionAug 9, 2017Battery Problem; Battery Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN HT70 PLUS VENTILATOR DISPLAYED BACKUP BATTERY FAILURE AND HAD A COIN BATTERY PROBLEM AFTER TURNING ON THE DEVICE. THE VENTILATOR WAS NOT IN USE ON A PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED EVENT. A SERVICE ENGINEER (SE) INSPECTED THE DEVICE AND REPLACED THE CONTROL BOARD AND COIN BATTERY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE UNIT PASSED ALL TESTING AND OPERATED WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS.

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 6777845 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 3, 2017Erratic or Intermittent Display; Erratic or Intermittent Display

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SERVICE THE HT70 PLUS VENTILATOR DISPLAY WAS ERRATIC. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. MEDTRONIC WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO EVALUATE/REPAIR THE DEVICE AS THE PRODUCT IS NOT IN MEDTRONIC CONTROL. THE REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED AT A NON-MEDTRONIC LOCATION. THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED WITHOUT THE PRODUCT RETURN. SHOULD NEW INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE OR IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED.

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 6764429 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 1, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HT70 PLUS VENTILATOR O2 SENSOR FAILED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. MEDTRONIC WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO EVALUATE/REPAIR THE DEVICE AS THE PRODUCT IS NOT IN MEDTRONIC CONTROL. THE REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED AT A NON-MEDTRONIC LOCATION. THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED WITHOUT THE PRODUCT RETURN. SHOULD NEW INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE OR IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED.

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 6757571 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 4, 2017Battery Problem; Battery Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HT70 VENTILATOR BATTERY DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED CONDITION.

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 6610363 ↗

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