ZOLL SurePower Rev B Charger Station - Manual (Page 36)

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Getting the Most from Your SurePower Battery Pack
The
SurePower Battery Pack
is a lithium ion battery. You can recharge a depleted
SurePower
Battery Pack at any time. Unlike lead acid batteries, the repeated short-cycle recharging of a
lithium ion battery will not result in reduced charge capacity and early battery failure.
It is very important that you recharge a depleted SurePower Battery Pack as soon as possible.
Caution Never store the SurePower Battery Pack in a fully depleted state -- this will damage the battery.
Developing a Battery Management Program
The safe, reliable use of ZOLL defibrillators requires an adequate, available supply of battery
power. To ensure that an adequate supply of battery power is always available, you need to
have a well-designed Battery Management Program.
A Battery Management Program requires the following:
1. Have a sufficient number of batteries and chargers.
Have a sufficient number of batteries and battery chargers to insure that every ZOLL
resuscitation device has fully charged main and spare batteries ready at all times.
2. Assign someone to be responsible for the Battery Management Program.
Assign someone who can oversee all aspects of the Battery Management Program,
including the training of staff who use ZOLL’s resuscitation devices.
3. Define the battery exchange and charging routines.
Clinical and technical staff should determine desired use patterns and an optimum sequence
to insure consistent battery exchange and charging routines.
4. Ensure sufficient spare battery capability.
A fully-charged spare battery should be immediately available with all ZOLL resuscitation
devices. We recommend that you keep more than one spare battery available where
prolonged or repeated use of the device may be required, such as long transport situations.
5. Develop backup procedures.
You must develop backup procedures to maintain appropriate life support (such as
cardiopulmonary resuscitation) should a battery or resuscitation device fail and need to be
replaced.
6. Test Batteries regularly.
Develop a testing schedule as part of your organization’s Battery Management Program.
The appropriate frequency of testing depends on the age of the battery pack and the
frequency and type of use. As the battery ages, testing should be more frequent since failure
may occur rapidly at the battery’s end-of-life. At a minimum, ZOLL recommends testing
every three months.
7. Develop a battery recycling and disposal plan.