Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 2, 2018
3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681: Lithium Battery Overheating Risk
3M recalls its Professional 9681 Surgical Clipper due to lithium battery overheating from improper charging, which may cause venting. All units are affected.
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.
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📍Recalling firm3M Company - Health Care Business3m Center 2510 Conway Ave , B# 275-5-W-6 · Saint Paul, MN 55144-0001
“3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681: Lithium Battery Overheating Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 28, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72048-3m-surgical-clipper-professional-9681-lithium-battery-overheating-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0777-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0777-2018%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 2, 2018, that 3M Company's Health Care Business is recalling the 3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681 due to a lithium-ion battery hazard. The agency stated the recall was voluntary and initiated by the firm.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: 3M
Product: 3M Surgical Clipper Professional 9681
Quantity: 120,000 units
The hazard
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.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show 3M Company - Health Care Business has had 17 other recalls since Aug. 6, 2015. Recent recalls include the Nov. 22, 2024, recall of 3M Clarity Precision Grip Attachments for mating issues and the Aug. 14, 2024, Tegaderm CHG Dressing recall for contamination risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include the July 8, 2026, Tobii Dynavox TD Navio Maxi Speech Device Recall for battery short circuit risk and the June 23, 2026, Therabody Theragun G4 PRO Charger Fire Risk recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the 3M Professional 9681 Surgical Clipper model. All units are affected, regardless of when or where they were purchased.
Brand
3M
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Charging Practices
Ensure you follow the manufacturer's charging instructions to prevent battery degradation.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA 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,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6.5 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0777-2018 (February 2, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0777-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 28, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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