3M Red Dot Monitoring Electrode with 4mm Adapter - Product… recallZ-0421-2021 · 3M Company - Health Care Business · initiated Sep 15, 2020
Terminated
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Why it was recalled
Corrosion could cause performance failures in the product.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
The recalling firm issued customer letters to consignees on 10/7-8/2020. The recalling firm is requesting a returned acknowledgement form from the consignee. Distributors will also be sent a template customer letter and customer acknowledgement so that they may notify their customers. The recalling firm will initiate multiple attempts to follow up with non responders. Customers and distributors are requested to dispose of any products still in their possession.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0421-2021
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 15, 2020
- Recalling firm
- 3M Company - Health Care Business
- Quantity
- 287,200 units
- Product code
- DRX
- FDA submissions
- K970796
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Europe (Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden) and Worldwide (China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Canada).
Product description
3M Red Dot Monitoring Electrode with 4mm Adapter - Product Usage: intended to be used by healthcare professionals for ECG monitoring. 10 electrodes per card; 4 cards per pouch; 20 pouches per shipper box (800 electrodes total).
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Cat. No. 2228BA (SKU: CH-0000-1642-8, SAP #: 7000032072). GTIN: 10707387582200 (pouch); 50707387786996 (shipper) Lots: 202204BA (Expiration 2020-04-20); 202204BB (Expiration 2020-04-22); 202204BC (Expiration 2020-04-27); 202204BD (Expiration 2020-04-28); 202204BE (Expiration 2020-04-29); 202204BF (Expiration 2020-04-30); 202204BG (Expiration 2020-05-04); 202204BH (Expiration 2020-05-05); 202204BI (Expiration 2020-05-07); 202204BJ (Expiration 2020-05-12); 202204BK (Expiration 2020-05-14); 202204BL (Expiration 2020-05-22); 202204BM (Expiration 2020-05-28); and 202204BN (Expiration 2020-06-02)
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- 3M™ 22283m Company · Electrode, electrocardiograph2 recalls0 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 86519).
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Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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