3M™ Bair Hugger™ 87500Recalls & reported problems
3m Company · 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Patient Adjustable Warming Unit, 87500, 120V-ENG-B, 1 Each · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00707387803438), received between Jan 25, 2024 and Mar 5, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Blister1
- Contact Dermatitis1
- Erythema1
- Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
A PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED POSTOPERATIVE 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE ABDOMEN AND RIGHT LEG WITH THE USE OF THE 3M¿ BAIR HUGGER¿ PATIENT ADJUSTABLE WARMING UNIT 87500.
Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
MAUDE report 18836126 ↗MalfunctionJan 25, 2024
THE CASE INVOLVES A 52 YOF WITH SYMPTOMATIC UMBILICAL HERNIA WHO PRESENTED TO AMBULATORY SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024 FOR AN ELECTIVE HERNIA REPAIR. SHE UNDERWENT AN OPEN REPAIR OF INCISIONAL UMBILICAL HERNIA. THE PROCEDURE WAS WITHOUT COMPLICATION AND SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PACU WHEREIN A GOWN WITH BUILT IN HEATING APPARATUS WAS APPLIED (3M BAIR HUGGER GOWN PRODUCT 82003)/INSERTED INTO RIGHT LEG PORT AND WAS ON FOR 1 HOUR POSTOPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A "RASH" ON HER RIGHT UPPER LEG AND ABDOMEN THAT APPEARED TO BE RAISED ERYTHEMATOUS PATCHES WITH MULTIPLE BLISTERS EXTENDING INTO THE GROIN. THE SURGICAL SITE AND SITE OF THE BOVIE PAD WERE INSPECTED AND NOTED TO BE CLEAR OF ANY REACTION. THE HEATING DEVICE WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND BENADRYL AND ICE PACKS WERE APPLIED WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT. DERMATOLOGY WAS CONSULTED AND CONCURRED WITH DIAGNOSIS OF CONTACT DERMATITIS VS SUPERFICIAL BURN. A STEROID CREAM/ANTIBIOTIC WAS PRESCRIBED. 3M WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT.
Patient problems: Blister; Contact Dermatitis; Erythema
MAUDE report 18589846 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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