Bruno Vertical Platform Lift (VPL) VPL-3100BRecalls & reported problems
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc. · Wheelchair Vertical Platform Lift, 53" or 75" lift height standard, 24Vdc battery powered with charger, Residential, Indoor or Exterior, ASME A18.1 & 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
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00642561000015), received between Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Skin Tears1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 31, 2025Installation-Related Problem; Installation-Related Problem
EVENT WAS DESCRIBED BY PATIENT TO BRUNO REPRESENTATIVES SIGNIFICANTLY (ALMOST A YEAR) AFTER THE OCCURRENCE WHEN PATIENT HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. MANUFACTURER OPENED A CAPA INVESTIGATION. PATIENT WAS SLEEPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 1:30AM ON (B)(6) 2024), HE HEARD A DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE IN THE YARD WHERE HE KEPT A NEWLY ACQUIRED CAGED PET. HE USED THE VPL IN HIS GARAGE/CARPORT TO EXIT THE HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISES, HE WAS DRESSED IN SOCKS WITHOUT FOOTWEAR. ON WAY BACK INTO HOUSE, PATIENT STATED HIS TOE WAS CAUGHT ON THE LIP OF THE UPPER LANDING GATE AS HE OPERATED THE LIFT. TOE WAS LACERATED AND PATIENT NOTICED THE BLOOD ON HIS SOCK WHEN HE RETURNED TO GET INTO BED. HE STATED HE DID NOT FEEL THE INCIDENT. PATIENT WENT TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE SOCK WAS REMOVED AND TOE LACERATION WAS TREATED REQUIRING STITCHES. HE STATED HE WAS DISCHARGED WITHIN 2 HOURS WITH DIRECTIONS FOR PROPER CARE. PATIENT MENTIONED HE HAD IN-HOME WOUND CARE VISITS UNTIL THE LACERATION WAS FULLY HEALED. HE HAS STATED THAT EVERYTHING HEALED FINE WITH THE TOE NOW AND HE HAS BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH UNIT BEFORE AND SINCE INCIDENT.
Patient problems: Skin Tears
MAUDE report 23936425 ↗
Other Permanently Mounted Wheelchair Platform Lift devices
- BRUNO Vertical Platform Lift (VPL) VPL-3100Bruno 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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