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Device recall: Hillrom Q-Link 13 component, Product Code 3156509, used with the following Mobile Patient Lifts: 1) Uno 102 EE Mobile li
FDA enforcement event 96856 is a device recall by Baxter Healthcare Corporation of Deerfield, IL, initiated 30 May 2025 and classified Class I, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 13% of the 945 device enforcement events initiated in 2025 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Baxter Healthcare Corporation has 193 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL.
Reason for recall
"The Q-link 13 could allow for an improper attachment (false latching) of the Quick-Release Hook used on Sling Bars and other accessories. This could result in a critical injury from a patient fall as the false latched component may initially bear weight but can loosen from the Q-link resulting in a detachment and drop."
Distribution
"Worldwide"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2031-2025 | Hillrom Q-Link 13 component, Product Code 3156509, used with the following Mobile Patient Lifts: 1) Uno 102 EE Mobile lift - Product Code 2010004; 2) Viking L Mobile lift - Product Code 2040044; 3) Viking XL Mobile lift - Product Code 2040043; 4) Viking M Mobile lift - Product Code 2040045A; 5) Viking S Mobile Lift -… | 9899 units | Class I | Ongoing | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Z-2032-2025 | Hillrom LikoScale component, Product Code 3156232, used with the following adapter kits for patient lifts: 1) LikoScale 200 Accessory - Product Code 3156225; 2) LikoScale 350 Accessory - Product Code 3156228; 3) LikoScale 400 Accessory - Product Code 3156226. | 9839 units | Class I | Ongoing | 16 Jul 2025 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The Q-link 13 could allow for an improper attachment (false latching) of the Quick-Release Hook used on Sling Bars and other accessories. This could result in a critical injury from a patient fall as the false latched component may initially bear weight but can loosen from the Q-link resulting in a detachment and drop."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.