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Event 67716

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 17, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
3M Company - Health Care Business

Dossier provenance

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  • 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

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3M" Steri-Vac" Gas Sterilizer/Aerators, Model #'s 4XL,5XL, 8XL The 3M" Steri-Vac" Gas Sterilizer/Aerator is a compact unit designed to sterilize heat- and/or moisture-sensitive devices. This gas sterilizer/aerator is intended for INDOOR USE ONLY.

Z-1318-2014
Recall number
Z-1318-2014
Initiated
March 17, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
73 US, 346 OUS

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Recently, 3M received a single report of a potential exposure to Ethylene Oxide (EO) at a hospital installation involving 3M" Steri-Vac" Gas Sterilizers. The cause was traced to a rare situation involving a failure of the EO cartridge puncture assembly. This assembly was only in production during the period November 10, 2006 through December 14, 2007 and in service during the period February 7, 20

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Reason for recall

Recently, 3M received a single report of a potential exposure to Ethylene Oxide (EO) at a hospital installation involving 3M" Steri-Vac" Gas Sterilizers. The cause was traced to a rare situation involving a failure of the EO cartridge puncture assembly. This assembly was only in production during the period November 10, 2006 through December 14, 2007 and in service during the period February 7, 20

Code information

Model SKU Starting S/N Ending S/N 5XL 70-2007-2303-2 721115 721309 5XL 70-2007-2304-0 820174 820201 5XL 70-2007-2575-5 780066 780102 8XL 70-2006-8493-7 350136 350268 8XL 70-2006-8498-5 450016 450027 4XL 523122, 522205, 522502, 522287, 522655.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution including the states of AL, AZ, CA,CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, NE, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK,OA, SC, TX, WA, WV and WI. and the countries of COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA, UAE, THAILAND, GERMANY, CHINA, KOREA, CANADA, JAPAN, RUSSIA, INDIA, POLAND, PERU, AUSTRIA, ISRAEL, INDONESIA, SPAIN, CHILE, MALAYSIA, SWITZERLAND, EL SALVADOR, ECUADOR, LEBANON, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, TAIWAN, TURKEY,ROMANIA, GUATEMALA and NEW ZEALAND.