FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
3M Company - Health Care Business: ACE(TM) BRAND, ULTRA LITE ANKLE brace: (a) Size Selection Medium, Cat #901014, UPC 051131019984 2; (b) Size Selection Large, Cat #901015, UPC 0 51131019985 9
- Recall number
- Z-0552-2018
- Recalling firm
- 3M Company - Health Care Business
- Product
- ACE(TM) BRAND, ULTRA LITE ANKLE brace: (a) Size Selection Medium, Cat #901014, UPC 051131019984 2; (b) Size Selection Large, Cat #901015, UPC 0 51131019985 9
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-11-01
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-07-22
- Reason
- Mold was found on the non-patient contact surfaces of the product and was identified as Aspergillus candidus.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- The firm initiated their recall on 11/01/2017 by letter. The letter requested the consignee cease distribution of the recalled product, isolate it pending return. Distributors were asked to notify their customers including a copy of the 3M recall notice.
- Quantity
- 996 units
- Distribution
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV
- Lot, serial or model codes
- (a) Cat #901014, Lot Numbers: 7223T2, 7133C2, 7144E2, 7332I2 (b) Cat #901015, Lot Number 7223U2
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NOC
- Firm FEI
- 2110898
- Firm city
- Saint Paul
- Firm state
- MN
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28