Bair Paws™ 87500Recalls & reported problems
3m Company · 3M™ Bair Paws® Patient Warming Unit, Model 875, 120V-ENG-E 87500 · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00608223875001), received between Aug 22, 2023 and Aug 22, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Arcing” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Arcing1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 22, 2023Arcing; Arcing
A HOSPITAL DIRECTOR REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, SPARKING, SMOKING, AND MELTING WITH THE USE OF THE 3M¿ BAIR PAWS¿ PATIENT ADJUSTABLE WARMING UNIT. THE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR STATED THE 3M¿ BAIR PAWS¿ PATIENT ADJUSTABLE WARMING UNIT, MODEL 875 WAS REPORTEDLY "BUMPED/DISLODGED." THE PATIENT'S SPOUSE SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED ARCING AT THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AS WELL AS A PUFF OF SMOKE WITH A BURNING SMELL AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CORD OUT OF THE SOCKET. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO HARM OR INJURY OCCURRED TO THE PATIENT OR BYSTANDERS, AND NO FIRE, FLAME, SPARKING OR MELTING OCCURRED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17596518 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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