Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc Model 740 and 760 series Ventilators. Recall
Check Your Product
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Model 740 and 760 series Ventilators.
Brand
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in FDA notice. Check official source for details.
Products Sold
All units ever manufactured. The product may be identified and tracked through serial numbers. This is a tracked device.
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc is recalling Model 740 and 760 series Ventilators. due to Capacitor weakness in backup alarm system might fail causing lack of backup alarm to function in the event of total power loss.. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Capacitor weakness in backup alarm system might fail causing lack of backup alarm to function in the event of total power loss.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Customers of record will be notified by letter sent FEDEX, a simple test instruction will be included to use to test the performance of the backup alarm.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026