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3M Compiles Bair Hugger Research Compendium To Combat Safety Concerns

June 3, 2016

Irvin Jackson

3M has compiled a research compendium it claims proves the safety of the Bair Hugger warming blanket, which faces hundreds of lawsuits by individuals who say the design increases the risk of surgical site infections.

Bair Hugger Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Surgical Site Infection

December 11, 2015

Irvin Jackson

A bair Hugger wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Texas man claims that his wife died due to a surgical site infection caused by the warming blanket while undergoing heart surgery.

Surgical Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed Over Cellulitis, Propionbacterium Infections Following Hip Replacement

November 30, 2015

Irvin Jackson

A new Bair Hugger lawsuit indicates that a New York man suffered multiple infections after the forced air warming blanket was used during hip replacement surgery.

Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed After Hip Implant Surgical Infection

April 25, 2016

Irvin Jackson

A forced air warming blanket lawsuit claims a man had to have part of his recently installed hip implant removed due to an infection caused by the Bair Hugger.

Surgical Warming Blanket Caused Hip Infection, Revision Surgery, Lawsuit Claims

July 22, 2016

Irvin Jackson

A Bair Hugger lawsuit indicates that a Kentucky man had to undergo multiple surgeries and hip implant revision surgery after the warming blanket deposited contaminants into the plaintiff's open wound.

Surgical Site Infection Risk With Forced Air Warming Blankets Not Established By Evidence, FDA States

September 7, 2017

Irvin Jackson

The FDA is urging doctors that 3M's Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket appears safe, even as the manufacturer faces a growing number of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits.

Weighted Baby Blanket Risks Highlighted By American Academy of Pediatrics

August 2, 2023

Katherine McDaniel

Pediatricians are calling on the CPSC to enact mandatory safety standards placing stringent restrictions on the ability to market weighted infant blankets and similar products as safe.

Hip Infection Lawsuit Filed Over MRSA Following Joint Replacement Surgery

August 4, 2015

Irvin Jackson

3M faces a hip infection infection lawsuit that alleges the Bair Hugger warming device caused a MRSA infection after joint surgery.

3M Seeks Dismissal of More Than 100 Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits

March 11, 2025

Irvin Jackson

The manufacturer is asking a federal judge to throw out 103 Bair Hugger infection lawsuits, claiming that plaintiffs have yet to prove the surgical warming blanket was used on them.

Bair Hugger Lawsuits Filed Over Infections from Knee, Hip Surgery Warming Blanket

July 29, 2015

Irvin Jackson

A number of hip infection lawsuits and knee infections lawsuits allege that the Bair Hugger warming blanket caused problems following joint replacement surgery.

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3M Compiles Bair Hugger Research Compendium To Combat Safety Concerns

Bair Hugger Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Surgical Site Infection

Surgical Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed Over Cellulitis, Propionbacterium Infections Following Hip Replacement

Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed After Hip Implant Surgical Infection

Surgical Warming Blanket Caused Hip Infection, Revision Surgery, Lawsuit Claims

Surgical Site Infection Risk With Forced Air Warming Blankets Not Established By Evidence, FDA States

Weighted Baby Blanket Risks Highlighted By American Academy of Pediatrics

Hip Infection Lawsuit Filed Over MRSA Following Joint Replacement Surgery

3M Seeks Dismissal of More Than 100 Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits

Bair Hugger Lawsuits Filed Over Infections from Knee, Hip Surgery Warming Blanket