BRUNO Vertical Platform Lift (VPL) VPL-3100Recalls & reported problems
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc. · Wheelchair Vertical Platform Lift, 53" or 75" lift height standard, AC Power, Residential, Indoor or Exterior, ASME A18.1 & CSA B355 Code Compliant · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00642561000008), received between Jul 18, 2024 and Jul 18, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Installation-Related Problem” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Installation-Related Problem1
Patient problems
- Laceration(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 18, 2024Installation-Related Problem; Installation-Related Problem
THE BRUNO DEALER'S CREW OF INSTALLERS (INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO BRUNO) WAS BEGINNING INSTALLATION OF SN (B)(6), A 4 FT VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFT ON THE JOB SITE BUT NOT AT THE FINAL LOCATION FOR THE UNIT. THE DESCRIPTION WAS PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT (INSTALLER#1) WHO WAS INJURED. THE 2-MAN CREW HAD REMOVED THE FRONT COVER TO EXPOSE THE UNIT WIRING AND CARRIAGE. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING THE WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM TO THE CARRIAGE. WHILE THE PATIENT (INSTALLER #1) WAS KNEELING DOWN NEXT TO THE PLATFORM, THE OTHER INSTALLER (INSTALLER #2) STARTED SHAKING AND SHIMMING THE UNIT TO LINE UP THE PLATFORM (NOT THE TECHNIQUE SPECIFIED IN TRAINING) THE SPOT WELDS HOLDING THE CONTROL ENCLOSURE TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE FREE ALLOWING THE ENCLOSURE TO SWING DOWN AND GRAZE THE TOP OF THE PATIENT'S HEAD CAUSING AN APPROXIMATE 30MM LONG CUT TO THE SCALP IN THE HAIRLINE TO THE LEFT OF THE CROWN ON HIS HEAD. THE CUT STARTED TO BLEED, AND THE HOMEOWNER CALLED 911. THE EMT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND ASSISTED PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE CUT. THEY INSPECTED THE CUT AND DECIDED NO STITCHES OR BANDAGES WERE NECESSARY TO STOP THE BLEEDING. THE EMTS ASSISTED IN THE CLEANUP OF THE BLOOD AND MADE SURE THE
Patient problems: Laceration(s)
MAUDE report 19778575 ↗
Other Permanently Mounted Wheelchair Platform Lift devices
- Bruno Vertical Platform Lift (VPL) VPL-3100BBruno Independent Living Aids, Inc. · Permanently Mounted Wheelchair Platform Lift1 report
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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