Description Of Device; General Description - Primedic HeartSave PAD Operating Instructions Manual

Description of device

4 Description of device

4.1 General description

The PRIMEDIC™ HeartSave PAD (PAD = Public Access Defibrillator) is an automatic
external defibrillator (AED) with an integrated single channel ECG.
The ECG is recorded using the PRIMEDIC™ SavePads. The algorithm implemented
recognises potentially fatal heart arrhythmia. The defibrillator generates the electric
shock necessary to reanimate a patient with a shockable ECG rhythm. This method is
the generally recognised therapy.
The PRIMEDIC™ HeartSave product family has been designed to be safe and quick to
use in an emergency. All functional units are operating elements subject to the
following principles:
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Clear organisation of functional units
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Reduction of functions to what is necessary
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Intuitive and logical operator guidance
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Clear, self-explanatory operating elements
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Ergonomic layout.
The defibrillator unit has been optimised to be safe and very quickly ready to use. The
loading time for a defibrillation is approx. 12 seconds with a battery capacity of
approx. 90 % of the rated value.
The power supply of the PRIMEDIC™ HeartSave PAD comes from a disposable lithium
battery.
The PRIMEDIC™ HeartSave PAD can be stored on a PRIMEDIC™ wall mount rack
which can be affixed to a wall or in the ambulance. It is easy and quick to remove the
PRIMEDIC™ HeartSave PAD when you need it, using the one-hand quick release.
The wall bracket and accessories are described in separate operating instructions.
Note
Operating instructions HeartSave PAD 22289 / GB / C
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