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ASP GLOBAL

Received Dec 20, 2025 · Event occurred Apr 30, 2025

Report 3004824601-2025-00224 · MDR key 23858576

Device

Generic name

Infant Heel Warmer

Model number

INFHW-ASP

Lot number

K0629EN

Product problems

  • Burst Container or Vessel
  • Burst Container or Vessel

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOWUP REPORT IS TO UPDATE THE FACTORY NAME AND ADDRESS TO REFLECT THE EXACT MANUFACTURER LOCATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THESE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS (MDRS) ARE BEING FILED PAST THE REGULATORY REPORTING TIMEFRAME AS THEY ARE A RESULT OF A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF OUR COMPLAINTS. THE MSDS FILE OF INFHW-ASP REVEALED THE PRIMARY COMPOSITION OF INFHW-ASP TO BE SODIUM ACETATE (CAS 127-09-3). SODIUM ACETATE IS NOT REPORTED AS MEETING GHS HAZARD CRITERIA AND IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A GHS HAZARD. THE MSDS FILE HAZARD SECTION CONFIRMED THAT IT IS NOT HAZARDOUS AS WELL. SODIUM ACETATE IS EQUIVALENT TO SALT AND VINEGAR SOLUTION. THE MEDICAL RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT COURSE OF ACTION IS TO RINSE THE EXPOSED AREA WITH WATER AND REGARDLESS, EXPOSURE TO INTACT SKIN IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO CAUSE LONG-TERM INJURY. NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED

Description of Event or Problem

ON (B)(6) 2025, CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES OF INFHW-ASP HEEL WARMER, INFANT EXPLODING ON PATIENT'S HANDS.