Here's a look at a few of the leading papers on both sides. Reports critical of the Bair Hugger 1. McGovern : "Forced-air warming and ultra-clean ventilation do not mix," published Nov. 2011 in ...

3M Co. is battling lawsuits from more than 50 orthopedic surgery patients who say the company's popular "Bair Hugger" warming blankets, used to keep people warm before surgery, circulated ...

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Developed in 1987 as a way to warm patients after surgery, forced-air warming has expanded its reach into the operating room and preoperative environments. 3M™ Bair Hugger™ therapy ...

Dr. Augustine’s invention, the Bair Hugger, changed surgical practices and made him a fortune. The device, which works like a forced-air heater, carries warmed air through a hose to a special ...

Arizant’s “Bair Hugger” product is used to cover patients ... and Arizant’s products use forced air — not electric blanket technology — to keep a patient’s temperature steady before ...

Bair Hugger blankets have warming units that filter air and force warm air through the blankets. Some patients who underwent procedures using Bair Hugger warming patients subsequently suffered ...

connected to a small floor compressor that would force warm air into the pad. With approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Bair Hugger's rapid, widespread adaptation made ...

Maplewood-based 3M said Thursday that a federal court has dismissed all lawsuits against the company’s Bair Hugger system, used to warm patients before, during and after surgery.