FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
3m Health Care: 3M Attest Steam Pack 1276F (biological indicator of steam sterilization for use at hospitals) .
- Recall number
- Z-0779-03
- Recalling firm
- 3m Health Care
- Product
- 3M Attest Steam Pack 1276F (biological indicator of steam sterilization for use at hospitals) .
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2002-01-09
- Posted
- 2003-04-22
- Terminated
- 2003-05-09
- Reason
- Some 3M Attest Steam Packs 1276F (biological indicator challenge for steam sterilization) were labeled as 3M Attest Rapid Readout Steam Pack 1296F.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- A recall letter was sent to the consignees on January 8, 2002 and requested the return of the product.
- Quantity
- 666 cases (25 Steam Pack per case)
- Distribution
- Distribution was nationwide in the United States. There were no U.S. government accounts.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 2003-06 AE
- 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
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