Events

Recall of TEGADERM TRANSPARENT DRESSING

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by 3M CANADA COMPANY.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    34516
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-11-15
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Certain lot numbers have been incorrectly labelled one with 1626wb and should be 1624wb and the other labelled as 1624wb and should be 1626wb.

Device

TEGADERM TRANSPARENT DRESSING
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 1624WB (Lot serial: 2008-07 TM); Model Catalog: 1626WB (Lot serial: 2008-07 TM); Model Catalog: 1624WB (Lot serial: 2008-06 TC); Model Catalog: 1626WB (Lot serial: 2008-06 TC)
  • Product Description
    3M TEGADERM TRANSPARENT DRESSING
  • Manufacturer
    3M CANADA COMPANY

Manufacturer

3M CANADA COMPANY
  • Manufacturer Address
    LONDON
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    3m Company
  • Source
    HC