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3m Health Care: 3M Attest 1264P Biological Indicators, in boxes of 25 per box

Recall number
Z-0237-04
Recalling firm
3m Health Care
Product
3M Attest 1264P Biological Indicators, in boxes of 25 per box
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2003-10-24
Posted
2003-12-18
Terminated
2005-02-09
Reason
The 3M Attest 1264/1264P Biological Indicators of ETO sterilization contain a microbiological contaminant which can affect the performance of the positive control and the indicators to some limited extent. The color on a positive control may revert to negative after 24 hours of incubation.
Root cause
Other
Action
The firm conducted a field correction which began on 10/24/03. They provided revised labeling for the product. Letters, dated October 24, 2003, were sent to consignees. The letters had a description of the problem, instructions for doing the relabeling in the field, and recommendations for users of the product.
Quantity
1844 boxes of 25 biological indicators per box
Distribution
The product was distributed nationwide in the United States and worldwide.
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot numbers 2005-07 DW, 2005-08 DD, and 2005-08 DL
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
FRC
Firm FEI
2110898
Firm city
Saint Paul
Firm state
MN
Firm country
not on file

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File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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b87518bfe2e8
Size
288210821 bytes
Published
2026-09-28
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