Z-0037-05

NOVAPLUS Electrosurgical Grounding Pads, Split with Cord Catalog No. 7179V

Name: Z-0037-05 NOVAPLUS Electrosurgical Grounding Pads, Split with Cord Catalog No. 7179V
Creator: 3M Company / Medical Division
Published: 2004-09-30
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

3M Company / initiated 2004-09-30 / Terminated

FDA source

3M Company / Medical Division began a recall of NOVAPLUS Electrosurgical Grounding Pads, Split with Cord Catalog No. 7179V on 2004-09-30. The reason FDA records is "Improper wire placement from the patient plate to the ESU connector plug results in an intermittent displacement connection". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0037-05
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2004-09-30
Posted: 2004-10-22
Terminated: 2005-11-14
Recalling firm: 3M Company
Product: NOVAPLUS Electrosurgical Grounding Pads, Split with Cord Catalog No. 7179V
Product code: JOS Electrode, Electrosurgical
Reason for recall: Improper wire placement from the patient plate to the ESU connector plug results in an intermittent displacement connection.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: A recall notification letter dated 09/30/2004 was sent to Hospitals and Health Care Distributors instructing consignees to immedately remove all effective product from lot 2007-06 HP.
Quantity in commerce: 384 cases containing 40 pads each for a total of 15,360 pads
Distribution: The subject product lot was distributed to the following key 3M distributors: Owens & Minor, Cardinal Health, McKesson, Professional Health Supply, and the Burrows Company.
Product codes and lots: Lot 2007-06 HP

Product code JOS

K833364Class II3M Scotchplate II Dispersive Electrode3M Company / cleared 1983-11-29

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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)