Class 1 Device Recall HoMedics Thera P heating pad

• Date Initiated by Firm: February 09, 2007
• Date Posted: March 21, 2007
• Recall Status: Terminated on January 04, 2010
• Recall Number: Z-0623-2007
• Recall Event ID: 37106
• Product Classification: Heating Pad - Product Code IRT
• Product: HoMedics Thera-P Standard size Moist/Dry Heating Pad, Model No. HP-150 (UPC 031262003638) and sold as Walgreens by Homedics model number 802857 (UPC 04922149892).
• Code Information: All units with a four digit date code ending in ''01'' (this code is located on the hand control and on the bottom panel of the heat pad box).
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: HoMedics, Inc.; 3000 N Pontiac Trail; Commerce Township MI 48390-2720
• For Additional Information Contact: John Wettlaufer; 249-863-3000 Ext. 1168
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Heating pads may have a loose electrical connection, which could result in excessive heat being generated that poses a risk of patient burns, fire, and property damage.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Press release issued on 2/9/07 instructing consumers to return the product to store of purchase or Homedics. Retail stores notified via recall letter issued on 2/9/07. Retail stores are being instructed to accept returns and to post placards to notify customers of the recall.
• Quantity in Commerce: 292,108 of all models
• Distribution: Nationwide and Canada.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.