3M Company - Health Care Business: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-2242-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

3M Scotchcast, Wet or Dry Cast Padding, Catalog Numbers WDP2, WDP3, WDP4, and WDP6. Intended for use in constructing casts for either wet or dry immobilization.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: August 5, 2013

Date Posted: September 25, 2013

Recall Number: Z-2242-2013

Event ID: 66052

Reason for Recall:

3M is conducting a voluntary product recall of selected lots of 3M" Scotchcast" Wet or Dry Cast Padding. Upon investigation of a health care provider feedback, and confirmed with internal testing, it was found that the cast padding material does not consistently repel water. Lack of repellency may result in prolonged cast dry times after exposure to wet conditions. There have been no repo

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1207 cases (4 puches per case, 20 rolls per pouch)

Code Information:

Catalog # - Lot # WDP2 - 792920, 793090, 793640 & 796078. WDP3 - 792921, 793098, 793638, 796077 & 798487. WDP4 - 792922, 793116, 793637, 796079 & 798488. WDP6 792923, 793636, 798489, 799235 & 799236

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO,CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN,KS,KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR,PA, TN, TX, UT,VA, WA, and WI. Internationally to GERMANY, CANADA, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, HONG KONG, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, KOREA, SINGAPORE AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JAPAN, JAMAICA..

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated