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Event 61209

4 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
February 09, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Covidien LLC dba Uni-Patch

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Every recalled product in this event

4 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 4

Reusable, non-sterile, self-adhering electrodes for use with TENS/NMES, . Made in the U.S.A. Cutaneous electrode is an electrode that is applied directly to a patient's skin either to record physiological signals (e.g., the electroencephalogram) or to apply electrical stimulation.

Z-0498-2013
Recall number
Z-0498-2013
Initiated
February 09, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
2,014 pouches

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Employee error

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Reason for recall

Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

Code information

Lots 202028 and 202722

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, IL, MA, MN, and SD.

device · product 2 of 4

Reusable, Self-Adhering TENS/NMES/FES electrodes Single Patient Use Only. An electrocardiograph electrode is the electrical conductor which is applied to the surface of the body to transmit the electrical signal at the body surface to a processor that produces an electrocardiogram or vectorcardiogram.

Z-0499-2013
Recall number
Z-0499-2013
Initiated
February 09, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
3594 pouches

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Employee error

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Reason for recall

Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

Code information

Lots 202404, 202506, 203431,

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, IL, MA, MN, and SD.

device · product 3 of 4

Performa reusable and self-adhering TENS/NMES/FES stimulating electrodes, A cutaneous electrode is an electrode that is applied directly to a patient's skin either to record physiological signals (e.g., electroencephalogram) or to apply electrical stimulation.

Z-0500-2013
Recall number
Z-0500-2013
Initiated
February 09, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
3290

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Employee error

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

Code information

Lot 202406

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, IL, MA, MN, and SD.

device · product 4 of 4

Empi STIMC RE Self Adhesive electrodes. For use on TENS, NMES, FES. a DJO brand A cutaneous electrode is an electrode that is applied directly to a patient's skin either to record physiological signals (e.g., electroencephalogram) or to apply electrical stimulation.

Z-0501-2013
Recall number
Z-0501-2013
Initiated
February 09, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
28,138 pouches

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Employee error

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Covidien is conducting a voluntary recall regarding specific lots of TENS electrodes because it was determined that during the manufacturing process the surface of the wires in these lots may have been exposed to an employee who had a minor cut.

Code information

Lots 200300 and 201203

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, IL, MA, MN, and SD.