3M Company - Health Care Business: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-0423-2021)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

3M Red Dot Monitoring Electrode with Foam Tape - Product Usage: intended to be used by healthcare professionals for ECG monitoring. 50 electrodes per pouch; 20 pouches per shipper box (1000 electrodes total).

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 15, 2020

Date Posted: November 11, 2020

Recall Number: Z-0423-2021

Event ID: 86519

Reason for Recall:

Corrosion could cause performance failures in the product.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 720,000

Code Information:

Cat. No. 2228 (SKU: 70-2011-8514-0, SAP # 7100212952). GTIN: 10707387789524 (pouch) and 50707387789522 (shipper) Lots: 202204MA (Expiration 2020-04-27)

Distribution Pattern:

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).

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated