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ATLANTICMED INFANT HEEL WARMER

Received Mar 7, 2025 · Event occurred Jan 18, 2025

Report 21546572 · MDR key 21546572

Device

Generic name

Infant Heel Warmer (chemical Heat Pack)

Model number

ATL-IFW-0305

Catalog number

ATL-IFW-0305

Lot number

C0012212-1

Patient

12 DA · Unknown

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THIS BRAND OF INFANT HEAL WARMERS ROUTINELY BURST. TODAY IT POPPED AND GOT SEDIMENT ALL OVER MY INFANT PATIENT'S FEET. MOTHER WAS VISIBLY UPSET. INFANT WAS UNHARMED. RN WENT TO SUPPLY ROOM TO GET A NEW ONE AND ANOTHER ONE POPPED PRIOR TO APPLYING TO PATIENT.