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Manual Reference
AutoPulse System User Guide 12555-001 Rev. 11; AutoPulse Power System User Guide 12457-001 Rev. 12.
Manufacturer Recommendation / AEM Status
ZOLL provides a daily checklist and calls for inspection before deployment and after use/cleaning. The charger performs a battery Performance Test on every insertion and a Test-Cycle every tenth charge/discharge cycle or at least every 30 days; allow up to 12 hours. Clean the charger exterior at least monthly. ZOLL recommends battery replacement after three years and disables batteries at five years. Never use a battery not charged within the previous 60 days.
Perform only ZOLL-documented operator work; route internal repair, calibration, and undocumented compression testing to authorized service. Interval changes belong under the facility's approved AEM program, risk assessment, maintenance history, and applicable requirements.
What This PM Procedure Covers
- Platform, controls/display, battery bay/latch, LifeBand, case, and accessories
- Daily readiness, power-on self-test, controls, and fault review
- Battery status, age, charging, rotation, storage, and Test-Cycle
- Charger inspection, status, ventilation, and monthly cleaning
- Cleaning, Code-Ready restoration, and removal criteria
Required Tools and Equipment
- Current ZOLL guides and Daily Checklist
- Approved AutoPulse LifeBand and compatible Li-Ion batteries
- Compatible AutoPulse Battery Charger
- Lint-free cloths and ZOLL-compatible cleaning/disinfection supplies
- Timer and inspection light
Step-by-Step PM Procedure
1. Verify Identification
Action: Record platform, battery, charger, LifeBand, accessories, identifiers, software/revision, location, and manuals.
Expected outcome: Exact configuration is verified.
2. Review History
Action: Review use, faults, compression interruptions, runtime, charging, drops, contamination, repairs, and recalls.
Expected outcome: Unresolved risks are identified.
3. Remove From Clinical Availability
Action: Tag out the system and follow infection-control procedures.
Expected outcome: Device cannot be deployed during PM.
4. Inspect Platform Structure
Action: Inspect platform, back surface, handles, feet, seams, labels, covers, and fasteners for damage, contamination, or ingress.
Expected outcome: Platform is intact and cleanable.
5. Inspect Drive-Shaft Area
Action: With power removed, inspect accessible drive interface for debris, damage, and obstruction. Do not open the platform.
Expected outcome: Interface is unobstructed.
6. Inspect Controls and Display
Action: Inspect buttons, display, speaker openings, and labels.
Expected outcome: Interfaces are intact and legible.
7. Inspect Battery Compartment
Action: Inspect bay, rails, connector, finger latch, main latch, and seals. Confirm the battery sits flush and the red strip is hidden.
Expected outcome: Battery installs and locks securely.
8. Inspect LifeBand
Action: Verify approval, expiration/status, installation, band/cover, stitching, and fasteners; reject cuts, tears, kinks, or contamination.
Expected outcome: Compression assembly is complete and undamaged.
9. Inspect Case and Accessories
Action: Inspect case, straps, handles, closures, positioning components, and approved accessories.
Expected outcome: Kit is complete and transport-ready.
10. Inspect Each Battery
Action: Inspect housing, connector, rails, status button, labels/date, cracks, swelling, leakage, corrosion, and heat/impact damage.
Expected outcome: No physical defect exists.
11. Check Battery Status and Age
Action: Press Status Check. Green is ready; yellow needs charging; flashing red is failed. Plan replacement after three years and remove at five years.
Expected outcome: Only charged, serviceable batteries remain.
12. Verify Rotation and Storage
Action: Confirm rotation, charge before use, no storage in an unpowered charger, no more than six months outside a powered charger, and charge within 60 days.
Expected outcome: Storage meets ZOLL limits.
13. Inspect Battery Charger
Action: Inspect housing, bays, connectors, rails, cord, plug, inlet, fuses, ventilation, labels, and indicators.
Expected outcome: Charger is intact, dry, and ventilated.
14. Verify Charger Status and Performance Test
Action: Insert each battery and observe status. Ready green means fully charged and passed; persistent Fail or Idle requires action.
Expected outcome: Every battery is recognized and reaches Ready.
15. Verify Test-Cycle Currency
Action: Confirm Test-Cycle every tenth cycle or at least every 30 days. Do not remove during the cycle; allow up to 12 hours.
Expected outcome: Each battery completes and returns to Ready.
16. Clean Platform and Power System
Action: Clean only by ZOLL methods. Clean charger exterior monthly with a dry/slightly water-damp lint-free cloth; prevent ingress and dry fully.
Expected outcome: Equipment is clean, dry, and undamaged.
17. Run Platform Power-On Self-Test
Action: Install a Ready battery, power on, observe display/indicators, and listen for prompts/tones; record faults.
Expected outcome: Self-test completes without unresolved fault.
18. Verify Controls and Indications
Action: Without a patient, follow the guide to test buttons, menus, configured mode selection, mute, display, and prompts. Do not run unsupported compression tests.
Expected outcome: Interfaces respond correctly.
19. Complete Daily Readiness Checklist
Action: Verify clean platform, correct undamaged LifeBand, charged primary/spare batteries, complete case/accessories, successful self-test, and deployment configuration.
Expected outcome: Every daily item passes.
20. Restore and Document
Action: Pack per policy, rotate batteries, keep charger powered/ventilated, and record battery dates/status/Test-Cycles, faults, cleaning, parts, and disposition.
Expected outcome: System is Code-Ready or clearly removed from service.
Electrical Safety Testing
The platform is battery powered and the guides do not prescribe routine biomedical leakage/ground-resistance testing for it. Inspect the AC charger and cord; perform only facility-approved testing appropriate to its classification and ZOLL instructions. Do not invent limits or test internally.
Pass / Fail Criteria
Pass
- Platform, LifeBand, controls, battery bay, batteries, charger, accessories, self-test, indicators, Test-Cycle currency, and Daily Checklist pass
- Primary and spare batteries are Ready and within age/charge limits
Remove From Service
- Damage, contamination, expired/damaged LifeBand, failed self-test/control, persistent fault, liquid ingress, or incomplete kit
- Battery flashing red/no-status failure, five-year age, no charge within 60 days, or failed Test-Cycle
- Charger Fail/Idle/self-test fault or required ZOLL service
Copy/Paste CMMS Work Order Procedure
Use current ZOLL manuals and the Daily Checklist. Do not perform undocumented compression tests or internal repairs. A failed self-test, LifeBand defect, or failed/expired battery makes the system unavailable.