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Exact FDA event identifier

Event 71784

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
July 31, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Covidien LLC

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Every recalled product in this event

2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

Covidien Argyle Infant Heel Warmers (no tab) Item Code: MH00002N Product Usage: Intended for application of the right amount of heat to an infants heel for blood sampling

Z-2443-2015
Recall number
Z-2443-2015
Initiated
July 31, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien LLC
Quantity
68,800 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Infant Heel warmers may break during activation resulting in spillage of the contents on patients or healthcare worker causing potential skin/eye irritations

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

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Reason for recall

Infant Heel warmers may break during activation resulting in spillage of the contents on patients or healthcare worker causing potential skin/eye irritations

Code information

Lot Codes: 312209X 313033X 313304X 314307X 315108X 318417X 322119X 322514X 322817X

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries: Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Japan.

device · product 2 of 2

Covidien Argyle Infant Heel Warmers (with tab) Item Code: MH00002T Product Usage: Intended for application of the right amount of heat to an infants heel for blood sampling.

Z-2444-2015
Recall number
Z-2444-2015
Initiated
July 31, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien LLC
Quantity
164, 749 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Infant Heel warmers may break during activation resulting in spillage of the contents on patients or healthcare worker causing potential skin/eye irritations

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Infant Heel warmers may break during activation resulting in spillage of the contents on patients or healthcare worker causing potential skin/eye irritations

Code information

Lot Codes: 309907X 310604X 310704X 312110X 312329X 313034X 313615X 314212X 314308X 317921X 318904X 320714X 320715X 321312X 321423X 321712X 321812X 321826X 321903X 322120X

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries: Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Japan.

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