MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BRIDGES CONSUMER HEALTHCARE THERMACARE NECK/SHOULDER/WRIST; HOT OR COLD DISPOSABLE PACK.

Medical Device Problem Code	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Superficial (First Degree) Burn (2685); Blister (4537)
Date of Event	12/30/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Reportable near incident identified.Investigation in progress.
Event or Problem Description
(b)(6) provided this spontaneous report to bridges consumer healthcare on 15-jan-2026.(b)(6) received the report on 02-jan-2026.This serious spontaneous case, manufacturer control number (b)(4) is an initial report from germany received on 02/jan/2026 from a pharmacist through (b)(4).The report verbatim is as follows: this case report concerns a female patient (approximately 40 years old), who applied thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12 hours (lot number: unknown, expiration date: unknown), used for unknown indication.Concomitant medication(s): unknown.Medical history included: unknown.On (b)(6) 2025, after thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12-hour initiation, the patient experienced thermal burn and blister.Follow-up information was received on 07-jan-2026 and 08-jan-2026 from the reporting pharmacy.The case involves a female customer in her late thirties who applied two neck plasters side by side (on the neck and right shoulder) on (b)(6) 2025.The plasters were placed directly on the skin under her clothing and worn for over 8 hours while she was working in a supermarket.Although the customer only felt a "pleasant warmth" during use, she discovered severe burns and open blisters upon removing the patches after work.The pharmacist is reporting that it is not possible to provide the batch number or pack size of the thermacare plasters as the customer no longer has the packaging.Outcome: thermal burn: recovering/resolving; blister: recovering/resolving.The action taken in response to the events for thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12 hour was unknown.Angelini medical assessment: the pi of thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12 hour mentions that thermal burn and blister could be adverse events of this medical device.Dechallenge and rechallenge were unknown.Temporal association adverse events and use of the medical devices are plausible.Based on the information provided, the causal relationship between the thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12 hour and the reported adverse events was considered as possible.The overall assessment for this case is serious/labeled/possible.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
On 04-feb-2026, angelini s.P.A.Provided bridges consumer healthcare the following additional information.Angelini s.P.A.Received the information on 22-jan-2026.The report verbatim is as follows: investigation report received on 22/jan/2026 from qa department.Complaint number (b)(4).This investigation was conducted for an unknown batch of nsw 12hr product.There was limited device specific information provided.No batch number was available for evaluation.Without a batch reference number, a manufacturing and technical evaluation cannot be completed for the wrap involved in this case.A 36-month trend analysis has been conducted; the records search returned a total of 12 complaints for nsw 12hr product during this time period.The search described in this investigation summary takes into consideration all adverse events.There were no complaints confirmed to have a manufacturing related process root cause for a complaint of adverse event safety request for investigation.There is not a trend identified for the subclass of adverse event safety request for investigation for thermacare nsw products.There is no further action required.Attached to this record is a trendline graph showing the adverse event safety request for investigation complaints for nsw 12hr products over the past 36 months, providing evidence that there has been no increase over time.Considering the current information available for this complaint it is not possible to determine a root cause.However, there are pre-identified risk factors that could cause skin burns in the hazard analysis (rpt-000097160).There are mitigations in place to prevent these situations such as in-process testing, thermal testing and visual inspections to ensure the quality and safety of the product.There are also multiple risks that are outside the control of the site.These include things like age, skin condition, medical conditions, device use error and off-label use.The warning labels on our product are used to address these risks and relay the appropriate instructions for use to our customers to avoid burns, blisters and skin irritations there are pre-identified risk factors that could cause a burn listed in the hazard analysis (rpt-000097160).During the investigation of this complaint rpt-000097160 was reviewed and no further risk was identified.Since this complaint is not justified and there is no identified defect, there is no change needed to the risk documentation as a result of this investigation.Based on the information provided, the event of thermal burn and blister as described in this case is considered serious bodily injury potentially requiring medical intervention to prevent permanent damage or impairment of body structure, assessed as associated with the use of the medical device.The pi of thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12 hour mentions that thermal burn and blister could be adverse events of this medical device.Dechallenge and rechallenge were unknown.Temporal association adverse events-medical device is plausible.Based on the information provided, the causal relationship between thermacare neck shoulder wrist 12 hour and the reported adverse events was considered as possible.This investigation was conducted for an unknown lot number of thermacare neck, shoulder, and wrist (nsw) 12hr product with the sub class adverse event safety request for investigation.There was limited device specific information provided.Without a batch reference number, a manufacturing and technical evaluation cannot be completed for the wrap involved in this case.The complaint was evaluated to identify any potential trends.A 36-month trend analysis will be conducted for complaints with an unknown lot number since the date of manufacture is not known for unknown lot numbers.There were no complaints confirmed to have a manufacturing related process root cause for a complaint of adverse event safety request for investigation.There is not a trend identified for the subclass of adverse event safety request for investigation for thermacare nsw 12hr products.There is no further action required.The most probable root cause cannot be identified.

• Brand Name: THERMACARE NECK/SHOULDER/WRIST
• Common Device Name: HOT OR COLD DISPOSABLE PACK.
• Manufacturer (Section D): BRIDGES CONSUMER HEALTHCARE; 811 broad street; suite 600; chattanooga TN 37402
• Manufacturer (Section G): ANGELINI; 1231 wyandotte dr; albany GA 31705
• Manufacturer Contact: tonya blackwell ; 1231 wyandotte dr; albany, GA 31705 ; 2294463083
• MDR Report Key: 24201987
• Report Number: 3007593958-2026-00001
• Device Sequence Number: 9635480
• Product Code: IMD
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00305733010396
• UDI-Public: 305733010396
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GM
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Pharmacist
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 02/12/2026

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Lay User/Patient
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/02/2026
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/22/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/28/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/19/2026
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 40 YR
• Patient Sex: Female