Events

Recall Or Safety Alert for BARRIER® EasyWarm® active self-heating blanket, model numbers 629900 and 629910, two or more years old

According to Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Via FOI), this recall or safety alert involved a device in Spain that was produced by Mölnlycke Health Care AB.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Safety Alert
  • Date
    2015-12-16
  • Event Country
    Spain
  • Event Source
    AEMPSVFOI
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Spain is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Spain.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Cessation of the use of certain BARRIER® EasyWarm® active self-heating blankets, manufactured by Mölnlycke Health Care AB, Sweden, because they do not provide the expected amount of heat, according to the expiration date shown on the packaging.

Device

BARRIER® EasyWarm® active self-heating blanket, model numbers 629900 and 629910, two or more year...

Manufacturer

Mölnlycke Health Care AB
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Investor AB
  • Source
    AEMPSVFOI