3M™ Micropore™ 1530-1 (UDI 04064035099688)Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04064035099688), received between Jul 27, 2023 and Jul 28, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries.

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJul 28, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SKIN REDNESS, INDURATION, SWELLING, ITCHINESS, AND A BURNING SENSATION DEVELOPED EIGHT DAYS AFTER A BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY AT THE PERIMETER OF .WHERE 3M MICROPORE SURGICAL TAPE WAS APPLIED ON BOTH BREASTS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF TAPE WERE APPLIED OVER SUTURED INCISIONS. SKIN PREPARATION FOR THE SURGERY INCLUDED CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE. AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, THE AREA WAS CLEANSED WITH A HYDROGEN PEROXIDE/SALINE MIXTURE AND ALCOHOL WAS APPLIED TO THE INCISIONS AND ALLOWED TO DRY PRIOR TO TAPE APPLICATION. THE TAPE WAS APPLIED ONE TIME AND WAS NOT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. TOPICAL HYDROCORTISONE WAS APPLIED. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY ELEVEN, TEMOVATE(R) (CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE) TOPICAL WAS PRESCRIBED, AFTER WHICH THE SYMPTOMS IMPROVED. THE REPORTER INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE USED THIS TAPE PRODUCT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE REPORTER FELT THAT THE NEWER BOXES OF TAPE HAD A STRONG GLUE/CHEMICAL ODOR WHEREAS OLDER BOXES WITH A BLACK SIDE DID NOT.

  Patient problems: Skin Burning Sensation; Skin Inflammation/ Irritation; Swelling/ Edema

  MAUDE report 17414445 ↗
• InjuryJul 27, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SKIN RASH WITH REDNESS AND ITCHINESS ON THE RIGHT BREAST FIVE DAYS POST-OP AT THE APPLICATION SITE OF 3M¿ MICROPORE¿ SURGICAL TAPE, 1530-1 TO COVER A SURGICAL INCISION. THE PATIENT CAME INTO THE OFFICE EARLY DUE TO THE RASH, DESCRIBED AS TEXTURED AND RAISED ALONG THE HORIZONTAL INCISION SITE AND AROUND 1-INCH BEYOND THE SITE. A MEDROL® DOSEPAK¿ AND TEMOVATE® (CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE TOPICAL) WERE PRESCRIBED FOR WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS MINOR SYMPTOMS. THE OFFICE HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE PATIENT SINCE. THE REPORTER INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE USED THIS TAPE PRODUCT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE REPORTER FELT THAT THE NEWER BOXES OF TAPE HAD A STRONG GLUE/CHEMICAL ODOR WHEREAS OLDER BOXES WITH A BLACK SIDE DID NOT.

  Patient problems: Erythema; Skin Inflammation/ Irritation

  MAUDE report 17411043 ↗
• InjuryJul 27, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SKIN REDNESS, INDURATION, SWELLING, ITCHINESS, AND A BURNING SENSATION DEVELOPED EIGHT DAYS AFTER A BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY AT THE PERIMETER OF .WHERE 3M MICROPORE SURGICAL TAPE WAS APPLIED ON BOTH BREASTS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF TAPE WERE APPLIED OVER SUTURED INCISIONS. SKIN PREPARATION FOR THE SURGERY INCLUDED CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE. AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, THE AREA WAS CLEANSED WITH A HYDROGEN PEROXIDE/SALINE MIXTURE AND ALCOHOL WAS APPLIED TO THE INCISIONS AND ALLOWED TO DRY PRIOR TO TAPE APPLICATION. THE TAPE WAS APPLIED ONE TIME AND WAS NOT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. TOPICAL HYDROCORTISONE WAS APPLIED. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY ELEVEN, TEMOVATE(R) (CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE) TOPICAL WAS PRESCRIBED, AFTER WHICH THE SYMPTOMS IMPROVED. THE REPORTER INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE USED THIS TAPE PRODUCT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE REPORTER FELT THAT THE NEWER BOXES OF TAPE HAD A STRONG GLUE/CHEMICAL ODOR WHEREAS OLDER BOXES WITH A BLACK SIDE DID NOT.

  Patient problems: Skin Burning Sensation; Skin Inflammation/ Irritation; Swelling/ Edema

  MAUDE report 17407440 ↗