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Icy Hot Products Linked to Burn Injuries
Icy Hot Burns Legal HelpIf you or a loved one have used Icy Hot Heat Therapy patches, and suffered burns or blisters, please click the link below to send your complaint to a lawyer to evaluate your claim at no cost or obligation.Posted on Feb-13-08 Updated on May-17-08 |
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Although the Icy Hot Heat Therapy Patches have been voluntarily recalled, people are still suffering injuries from using the patches. Not all stores have pulled the patches from the shelves and not all consumers have heard about the recall, so some are still buying the patches to alleviate their pain. Richard M. is one such person.
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When Adela first put on the Icy Hot Heat Therapy Patch before her vacation, she thought she was making her trip more comfortable. Instead, she suffered serious burns, which wrecked her vacation and caused permanent scarring. Now, Adela is left wondering how a product designed to ease her discomfort could have wound up causing her so much pain.
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What started as a sprained upper back turned into a month-long battle with pain and discomfort after a Chicago man used an Icy Hot Patch on his back and was left with an aggravating burn.
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Chattem Inc. manufactures and sells health and beauty products, toiletries, proprietary drugs, fragrances and dietary supplements. According to Forbes.com, The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company said the number of consumers affected by the product is fewer than 1,800, or a tenth of 1% of the approximately 1.8 million units sold. In fiscal 2007, sales of Icy Hot Heat Therapy represented 2.3% of Chattem’s total sales of $423 million.
It may have been little more than a month ago that Chattem Inc, of Chattanooga recalled almost two million boxes of Icy Hot Patch over concern for second, and third-degree burns. However, the TV ads are back on the air—assuming they were pulled along with the recall—leading one to assume that whatever issue was at play in allegedly causing these injuries, has been rectified.
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MAY-05-08: The voluntary recall by Chattem Inc of its high-profile line of Icy Hot Pain patch must have been frustrating for a company that looked to the product with so much promise when it was launched in 2001. However, the company could not deny the fact that users were complaining of severe burns and skin irritations, and had little choice but to commence an urgent recall this past winter.
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APR-21-08: Robbie Bender of North Texas is an active boy and avid sports enthusiast who turned to the Icy Hot patch after the muscles in his legs started cramping up last year following soccer practice. However, as reported by nbc5i.com in Dallas/Fort Worth, Bender applied the patch to his leg just before bed—but soon awoke to painful blisters.
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APR-08-08: The makers of the Icy Hot Patch that was recalled in the US back in February went north in March, with Chattem Canada recalling a number of products in its Icy Hot Heat Therapy line.
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MAR-20-08: The TV ads featuring Shaquille O'Neal made the Icy Hot Pain patches look slick and convenient. "For pain across your whole back, Icy Hot has it covered." And why not? Rather than struggle with creams and ointments, the simple application of a patch, which initially provides a cooling sensation, followed by soothing heat, sounds blissfully easy. Unfortunately, it is alleged to have also given people blisters, and even burns.
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MAR-02-08: Patients who used the Icy Hot Heat Therapy Patch to relieve their pain may be feeling a lot more sore than they expected. Some reported serious burns on the area of their skin where they applied the Icy Hot Patch. In some cases, the burns lasted for over a week and caused a great deal of pain.
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