Official recall record
3M Attest Super Rapid 5 Steam-Plus Steam Challenge Pack, REF 41482VF; designed to qualify and monitor dynamic-air removal steam sterilizatio
- Issuing authority
- US FDA — Medical Devices
- Recall initiated by firm
- 2023-08-22
- Country of alert
- United States
- Alert level
- Class II
- Alert type
- recall
- Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
- 50707387787283
- Brand on record
- 3M Company - Health Care Business
What the authority reported
Specific lots of 3M Attest Super Rapid Readout Biological Indicators (1492V), 3M Attest Super Rapid 5 Steam-Plus Challenge (41482V, 41482VF), and 3M Attest Super Rapid Readout Steam Challenge (1496V) may contain biological indicators with a cap that melts, deforms and/or cracks following a steam sterilization cycle of 132 C and 135 C.
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
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US FDA — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Other recalls from this brand
- 2023-08-22 · US FDA — Medical Devices
3M Attest Super Rapid Readout Biological Indicator, REF 1492V; used to qualify or monitor dynamic-air-removal - 2023-08-22 · US FDA — Medical Devices
3M Attest Super Rapid Readout Steam Challenge Pack, REF 1496V; designed to qualify and monitor dynamic-air rem
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