3M Company - Health Care Business: 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pad, REF 9130 (100 pads / case) and 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pad with Cord, REF 9135-LP (40 pads / case) Product Usage: 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pads are designed to work with most electrosurgical unite (ESU) for virtually every surgical application where electrosurgery is utilized to provide a safe return path for electrosurgical current. Solid Universal Electrosurgical Pads are for use with generators that do not have a Contact Quality Monitoring System (CQMS). Split Style Universal Electrosurgical Pad is for use with ESUs that have a CQMS (i.e. REM, ARM, NESSY, etc.). 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pads are designed to be used on any patient where full skin contact and a suitable placement site can be obtained. There are no patient weight restrictions for use of this product. Use of this product for unintended application could lead to an unsafe condition.

Recall number

Z-0701-2017

Recalling firm

3M Company - Health Care Business

Product

3M Universal Electrosurgical Pad, REF 9130 (100 pads / case) and 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pad with Cord, REF 9135-LP (40 pads / case) Product Usage: 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pads are designed to work with most electrosurgical unite (ESU) for virtually every surgical application where electrosurgery is utilized to provide a safe return path for electrosurgical current. Solid Universal Electrosurgical Pads are for use with generators that do not have a Contact Quality Monitoring System (CQMS). Split Style Universal Electrosurgical Pad is for use with ESUs that have a CQMS (i.e. REM, ARM, NESSY, etc.). 3M Universal Electrosurgical Pads are designed to be used on any patient where full skin contact and a suitable placement site can be obtained. There are no patient weight restrictions for use of this product. Use of this product for unintended application could lead to an unsafe condition.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2016-10-26

Posted

2016-12-03

Terminated

2017-08-01

Reason

3M is recalling Universal Electrosurgical Pads because a report of an unintended material (process liner) in the product. This may prevent or impede the safe return of electrosurgical current following Electrosurgical Unit (ESU) activation. This defect has the potential to increase the risk of a patient burn directly under the pad or at an alternate site of the body.

Root cause

Equipment maintenance

Action

3M sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated October 26, 2016 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem, and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to complete and return the attached Customer Product Return and Recall Form. Customers with questions can contact 3M Health Care Customer Helpline at 1-800-228-3957, 8:30 am - 7:00 pm EST.

Quantity

32,000 pads

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, ID, IL, KY, NC, NY, TN, TX, VA and the countries of Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, Mexico and South Africa.

Lot, serial or model codes

Product REF 9130 Lot Numbers: 2019-02DT (Expiration 02-2019) and 2019-03DU (Expiration 03-2019) Product REF 9735-LP Lot Numbers: 2019-02DB and 2019-02CY. (Both with Expiration 02-2019)

510(k) numbers

["K974279"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

GEI

Firm FEI

2110898

Firm city

Saint Paul

Firm state

MN

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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