The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0421-2021·Announced 2020-11-11

3M Red Dot Monitoring Electrode Recall Due to Corrosion Risk

3M is recalling Red Dot Monitoring Electrodes because corrosion could cause performance failures in the ECG monitoring product.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of performance failure in a medical device, which fits the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

3M Company - Health Care Business is recalling 3M Red Dot Monitoring Electrodes with 4mm Adapter. The recall is due to a risk that corrosion could cause performance failures in the product.

The affected product is intended to be used by healthcare professionals for ECG monitoring. The recall involves 287,200 units distributed worldwide, including the United States, Europe, and various other countries.

Healthcare professionals should stop using the affected electrodes and contact 3M for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
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).
Affected units
287,200

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (16)

  • 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)

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by 3M Company - Health Care Business under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 5 products in this recall →