inforMED
MalfunctionIRT

HEATING PAD FOR SHOULDER AND NECK

Received Mar 31, 2026

Report MW5186175 · MDR key 24743510

Device

Generic name

Pad, Heating, Powered

Patient

Female

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT RECEIVED AN OVER THE COUNTER HEATING PAD THAT LATER WAS RECALLED. PATIENT STATES THE HEATING PAD FELT VERY HOT ON HER NECK WHILE IN USE. PATIENT LEFT HEATING PAD ON HER CHAIR/RECLINER WHILE USING THE RESTROOM. WHEN PATIENT RETURNED, THE HEATING PAD HAD MELTED THE CHAIR.