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InjuryIME

WALGREENS HOT AND COLD BACK THERAPY WRAP

Received Jul 5, 2016

Report 1460851-2016-00003 · MDR key 5770152

Device

Generic name

Hot And Cold Back Therapy Wrap

Catalog number

473794

Product problems

  • Break
  • Leak/Splash

Patient

Not reported

  • Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
  • Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn
  • Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
  • Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

USER CLAIMED THAT THE HOT/COLD PAD BROKE AND CAUSED THE INTERIOR CONTENTS TO LEAK ON USER DURING USE. USER CLAIMED THAT THIS CAUSED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS, WHICH WERE TREATED THROUGH OPERATIONS.