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# Baxter Recalls Mobile Lift Component
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/baxter-recalls-mobile-lift-component/
- Published: 2025-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T15:17:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5159561

Baxter Healthcare has recalled (Class 1) a mobile lift component used in several patient lift devices due to the risk of improper attachment. The company says that the Q-link 13 component could allow for false latching of the quick-release hook used on sling bars and other accessories.

“The false latched component may initially bear weight but can loosen from the Q-link, resulting in a detachment and drop,” a [recall notice](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/mobile-lift-component-recall-baxter-healthcare-corporation-removes-mobile-lift-component-due-risk?ref=fdaweb.com) says. “This could result in a critical injury from a patient fall. A caregiver may also be at risk of injury while attempting to stop a patient from falling.” To date, it says three serious injuries and one death have been reported due to the issue.

Baxter says the Q-Link 13 is an optional lift component that can be used in combination with mobile lifts when connected to a Quick-Release Hook for sling bars. The LikoScale adapter kit contains the Q-link 13 component and also has the potential for improper attachment. Mobile lifts are intended for transferring patients between bed and wheelchair, to and from toilets and bathtubs, and for lifting to and from the floor.