Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published October 2, 2018
Pfizer Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual: Leaking Material Risk
Pfizer recalls Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual with UPCs 0573302002 and 0573302044 due to complaints of wraps coming apart and leaking granular material.
“Pfizer Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual: Leaking Material Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69689-pfizer-thermacare-heatwraps-menstrual-leaking-material-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0555-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0555-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on 2018-10-02 that Pfizer Inc. voluntarily recalled Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual due to the hazard of the wrap coming apart and leaking granular material. This Class II recall affects 293,880 units distributed nationwide in the US and Puerto Rico.
How to tell if you have it
Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual
UPC 0573302002 (Carton/Pouch Number T26691)
UPC 0573302044 (Carton/Pouch Number T26693)
The hazard
The firm received complaints of the wrap coming apart and leaking granular material. The product provides heat therapy for temporary relief of minor menstrual cramp pain and associated back aches.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Pfizer Inc. has 71 other recalls on record since 2012-11-26. Recent Pfizer recalls include an Epinephrine Vial Recall on 2025-08-04 for risk of contaminated injection, a Bicillin L-A injectable recall on 2025-07-10 due to particulate risk, and a DOBUTamine injection vials recall on 2025-05-28 for discoloration risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include ICU Medical Hotline Fluid Warming Set Recall (2026-06-24), Medline Curad Bandages Recall (2025-10-27), and Medline Quick-Strip Bandages Recall (2025-10-27).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the UPC code on the product: 0573302002 or 0573302044. The carton/pouch numbers are T26691 or T26693 for these specific items.
Brand
Pfizer
Product
Pfizer Inc. recalls Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual a) UPC 0573302002 b) UPC 0573302044
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 3 products
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution and PR
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-0554-2019
Thermacare Muscle Pain Therapy HeatWraps: a) UPC 0573301314 b) UPC 0573301303 Product Usage: Provides heat therapy for temporary relief of minor muscular and joint aches and pains associated with overexertion, sprains, and arthritis.; a) UPC 0573301314 Carton/Pouch Lot Number S68516 b) UPC 0573301303 Carton/Pouch Lot Number T26686
119232 units
Z-0555-2019
Thermacare HeatWraps Menstrual a) UPC 0573302002 b) UPC 0573302044 Product Usage: Provides heat therapy for temporary relief of minor menstrual cramp pain and associated back aches.; a) UPC 0573302002 Carton/Pouch Number T26691 b) UPC 0573302044 Carton/Pouch Number T26693
293880 units
Z-0556-2019
Thermacare HEATWRAPS JOINT PAIN THERAPY, 8 HEATWRAPS; MUSCLE PAIN THERAPY, 3 HEATWRAPS a) UPC 0573301311 b) UPC 0573301311 Product Usage: Provides heat therapy for temporary relief of minor muscular and joint aches and pains associated with overexertion, sprains, and arthritis.; a) UPC 0573301311 Bundled Lot Number 8054HA Carton/Pouch Number T26686 b) UPC 0573301311 Bundled Lot Number 8054HB Carton/Pouch Number T26686
4956 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product UPC
Look for UPC codes 0573302002 or 0573302044 on the product packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide Distribution and PR” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4.9 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0555-2019 (October 2, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0555-2019 to see it in context.
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