Z-0777-2018Class II

3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681

Name: Z-0777-2018 3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681
Creator: 3M Company - Health Care Business
Published: 2018-02-02
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

3M Company / initiated 2018-02-02 / Terminated / root cause: labeling and UDI

FDA source

3M Company - Health Care Business began a recall of 3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681 on 2018-02-02. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Failure to follow proper charging practices can result in lithium-ion battery degradation, characterized by excessive heat during operation or failure to properly charge. In rare circumstances, battery degradation has...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as labeling and UDI.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0777-2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2018-02-02
Posted: 2018-02-28
Terminated: 2024-08-02
Recalling firm: 3M Company
Product: 3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681
Product code: LWK Razor, Surgical
Reason for recall: Failure to follow proper charging practices can result in lithium-ion battery degradation, characterized by excessive heat during operation or failure to properly charge. In rare circumstances, battery degradation has been associated with battery venting, which is a rapid release of battery energy.
Root cause tag: labeling and UDI
FDA root cause: Labeling design
Action: The firm initiated their field safety action on 02/08/2018 by certified mail to customers and distributors. Larger distributor were notified by email on 02/12/2018. The notices to the distributors stated: "3M is notifying all users of the 3M" Surgical Clipper Professional 9681 of an added product warning, stressing the importance of following proper clipper charging practices as documented in the Model 9681 Clipper instructions for use. Current charging instructions recommend leaving the clipper body in the drop-in charger in between uses. Failure to follow proper charging practices can result in lithium-ion battery degradation, characterized by excessive heat during operation or failure to properly charge. In rare circumstances, battery degradation has been associated with battery venting, which is a rapid release of battery energy. 3M has received two reports of battery venting resulting in minor burn injury. 3M is adding the following product warning to emphasize the importance of proper charging practices: Warning: To avoid potential battery degradation, charge the clipper after each use and store in the drop-in charger stand when not in use. Distributors are being asked to take the following actions: " Identify those customers who have ordered the 3M" Surgical Clipper Professional 9681 or the 3M" Surgical Professional Clipper Blades 9680 beginning January 1, 2016 to date. " Communicate this Field Safety Notice to those customers." The notice to the customer stated the following: "3M is notifying all users of the 3M" Surgical Clipper Professional 9681 of an added product warning, stressing the importance of following proper clipper charging practices as documented in the Model 9681 Clipper instructions for use. Current charging instructions recommend leaving the clipper body in the drop-in charger in between uses. Failure to follow proper charging practices can result in lithium-ion battery degradation, characterized by excessive heat durin
Quantity in commerce: 120000 units
Distribution: Worldwide distribution including US nationwide, including Puerto Rico. Singapore, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, UAE, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, new Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Taiwan, Uruguay, India, Bolivia, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand.
Product codes and lots: all

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0777-2018
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-0777-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-03-07	2018-02-28

Product code LWK

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)