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Device recall: 3M(TM) Surgical Clipper by Remington(R) REF 9602 The 3M Surgical Clipper Classic, 9602, is intended to remove body hair
FDA enforcement event 81933 is a device recall by 3M Company - Health Care Business of Saint Paul, MN, initiated 14 Jan 2019 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 968 device enforcement events initiated in 2019 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 11 Feb 2021. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. 3M Company - Health Care Business has 29 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
3M Company - Health Care Business, Saint Paul, MN.
Reason for recall
"3M has recently received reports involving the 3MTM Surgical Clipper by Remington¿, Model 9602, overheating in mobile/field EMS situations while charging from a modified sine wave power inverter."
Distribution
"US Distribution and countries Brazil and Canada."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0791-2019 | 3M(TM) Surgical Clipper by Remington(R) REF 9602 The 3M Surgical Clipper Classic, 9602, is intended to remove body hair and head hair from patients in preparation for any medical procedure requiring hair removal. | 19,860 units | Class II | Terminated | 6 Feb 2019 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "3M has recently received reports involving the 3MTM Surgical Clipper by Remington¿, Model 9602, overheating in mobile/field EMS situations while charging from a modified sine wave power inverter."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US Distribution and countries Brazil and Canada."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 11 Feb 2021. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.