diff --git a/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx b/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
index 5e9f86ea..6e30b1d1 100644
--- a/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
+++ b/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ export default function SettingsSubmit({ mode = "create", submissionId, initialV
           url = `${API}/items/laser_software?fields=id,name&limit=1000&sort=name`;
         } else if (path === "laser_source_co2_galvo") {
           url = `${API}/items/laser_source?fields=submission_id,make,model,nm&limit=2000&sort=make,model`;
-          // Patched: robust numeric parsing to avoid JSX/Element inference and ensure number comparisons
+          // Explicitly reference the global Number to avoid the local <Number/> component shadowing it.
           type Row = { submission_id?: string | number; make?: string; model?: string; nm?: string | number | null };
           const toNum = (v: unknown): number | null => {
-            if (typeof v === "number") return Number.isFinite(v) ? v : null;
+            if (typeof v === "number") return globalThis.Number.isFinite(v) ? v : null;
             if (typeof v === "string") {
               const m = v.match(/-?\d+(\.\d+)?/);
-              const n = m ? Number(m[0]) : NaN;
-              return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : null;
+              const n = m ? globalThis.Number(m[0]) : NaN;
+              return globalThis.Number.isFinite(n) ? n : null;
             }
             return null;
           };