3M™ Nexcare™ Tegaderm™ TEGA-10Recalls & reported problems
3M Company · Nexcare™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Dressing TEGA-10, QTY 5 - 1 3/4in x 1 3/4in (44,5mm x 44,5mmQTY 5 2 3/8in x 2 3/4in (60,3mm x 69,8mm). · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 30051131211835), received between Jun 17, 2020 and Jun 17, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient Device Interaction Problem” (1 report).
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
Device problems
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
Patient problems
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 17, 2020Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
THE WIFE OF A (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD MALE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE APPLIED ONE OF THE LARGER-SIZED REFERENCED DRESSINGS TO COVER A SMALL CUT ON HER HUSBAND'S LEFT FOREARM ON APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) 2020. PRIOR TO APPLICATION, BACITRACIN WAS APPLIED ON THE WOUND. THE DRESSING WAS WORN FOR FIVE DAYS. THE DRESSING WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2020. THE WIFE ALLEGED THE DRESSING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE DRESSING WAS REPORTEDLY REMOVED SLOWLY WHILE THE WIFE HELD TIGHT TO HER HUSBAND'S SKIN. THE WIFE ALLEGED A LAYER OF HER HUSBAND'S SKIN WAS RIPPED OFF DURING REMOVAL. THE SKIN AREA REPORTEDLY BLED. SHE ALLEGED HER HANDS WERE FULL OF BLOOD. THE WIFE REPORTED THAT HER HUSBAND HAS THIN SKIN. NO KNOWN ALLERGIES OR ADDITIONAL SKIN SENSITIVITIES WERE SPECIFIED. A NEIGHBOR, RN BY PROFESSION, APPLIED A NON-POROUS PAD, 3" GAUZE AND AN ELASTIC BANDAGE ON THE SKIN AREA. THE WIFE TOOK HER HUSBAND TO URGENT CARE TO EVALUATE THE AREA. THE MEDICAL FACILITY APPLIED BACITRACIN ON THE WOUND AND PROVIDED THE HUSBAND WITH AN UNSPECIFIED ANTIBIOTIC. THE WIFE REPORTED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS TAKING THE MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED AND THE SKIN AREA WAS HEALING.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10162803 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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