FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MICROWAVE HEATED WOOLLY WRAP

MDR report key: 211298 · Received January 22, 1999

Report

Report Number
MW4002427
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 22, 1999
Date of Event
December 18, 1998
Report Date
January 9, 1999
Manufacturer
R.G. BARRY CORP.
Product Code
IME
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RPTR WRITES: "I AM WRITING THIS LETTER OF COMPLAINT SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THE EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH A PRODUCT CALLED THE WOOLLY WRAP. MY MOTHER HAD GIVEN ME THE WOOLLY WRAP TO USE. I READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND DID EVERYTHING THE INSTRUCTIONS HAD SAID. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER APPLYING THE WOOLLY WRAP TO MY NECK, THE WRAP CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED MY NECK AND THE RUG IN MY BEDROOM. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE BURNS ON MY NECK TILL NEXT MORNING WHILE GETTING READY FOR WORK, BUT AFTER GOING TO WORK I HAD THE NURSE AT WORK CHECK IT.AT THAT POINT SHE SAID I HAD TWO BURNS ON MY NECK,IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A SUNBURN. BEING A SINGLE MOTEHR OF THREE CHILDREN, I GO TO WORK NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE MY CHILDREN AND I RELY ONLY ON MY INCOME. I CALLED THE CO OF THE PRODUCT AND SPOKE TO A" CO REP "WHO TOLD ME I SHOULD RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR A REFUND. I NOT ONLY WANT A REFUND, I WOULD LIKE A WARNING LABEL PUT ON THE PRODUCT BOX BECAUSE THERE IS NONE. SHE AT THAT TIME INFORMED ME THAT ANOTHER MAN WOULD CALL THE NEXT DAY." "MY FATHER TALKED TO THE ASSISTANT TREASURER OF R.G. BARRY CORP IN PIC KERRINGTON, OH 43147 AND HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 1-800-808-6363. IN THE CONVERSATION HE SUGGESTED THAT I MAIL BACK THE PRODUCT WHICH I REFUSED TO DO SO I CONTACTED A LAWYER WHO INFORMED ME TO CALL FDA ON THIS MATTER AND WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO" MY CONGRESSMAN WHICH I HAVE, I WOULD HOPE THAT BETWEEN THE FDA AND MAKING CONGRESS AWARE OF THE SITUATION SOMETHING CAN BE DONE CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MICROWAVE HEATED WOOLLY WRAP THERMAL COMFORT PRODUCT IME R.G. BARRY CORP. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA