FDA (Devices) recall action 78363
The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.
The locking mechanism on the belt may fail to secure/hold the strap when in locked position potentially allowing the belt strap to slip through the buckle.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Medline Industries is recalling 1,428 plastic transfer belts because the locking mechanism may fail, allowing the strap to slip through the buckle.
Medline Industries is recalling 1,428 Transfer/Gait Belts because the locking mechanism may fail to secure the strap, allowing it to slip through the buckle.