Easi-Care Gait Belt Metal Buckle may fail at lower loads than rated
Kinsman Enterprises is recalling approximately 13,123 Easi-Care Gait Belts because the metal buckle may fail at loads below the labeled 600-pound capacity, creating a fall risk for users.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II medical device with a documented structural defect in critical patient safety equipment. Although no injuries or hospitalizations are reported in the source material, a gait belt that fails to support users at its rated weight capacity presents a significant risk of falls and injury. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported warrant a High (3) severity rating.
Plain-English summary
Kinsman Enterprises Inc is recalling approximately 13,123 units of the Easi-Care Gait Belt Metal Buckle available in 54-inch, 60-inch, and 72-inch lengths. The metal buckle may fail at lower loads than the labeled 600-pound weight capacity, potentially causing users to fall or suffer injury.
The affected products were distributed to healthcare facilities and retailers in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Consumers and healthcare providers using these gait belts should stop use immediately. Contact Kinsman Enterprises Inc for instructions on how to return or replace the affected product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Easi-Care Gait Belt Metal Buckle (54", 60", and 72" lengths)
- Manufacturer
- Kinsman Enterprises Inc
- Hazard
- structural-defect
- weight-capacity-failure
- fall-risk
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (5)
- Kinsman Product Numbers: 80805 (54")
- 80806 (60")
- and 80807 (72") UPC codes: 873704007275
- 873704006773
- 873704007282
Distribution
Distributed in 14 states:
- CA
- FL
- GA
- IL
- KY
- MI
- MS
- NC
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- TN
- VA
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