AirSep LifeStyle Service manual

LifeStyle™ Portable
Oxygen Concentrator
Service Manual

AirSep Corporation • 401 Creekside Drive • Buffalo, NY 14228-2085 USA

T elephone: [phone] • 24-Hour Fax: [phone]

AirSep® is a registered trademark of AirSep Corporation.

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LifeStyle™ is a trademark of AirSep Corporation.

MN110-1 Rev - 08/03

Section 1.0

Introduction

Section 2.0

Operation Check
and Purity Test

T able of Contents

1.1 Equipment Provider Responsibility 1-1

1.2 Important Notice and Symbol Explanations 1-2

1.3 Definitions of Symbols 1-3

1.4 LifeStyle Product Limited W arranty 1-4

1.5 LifeStyle S pecifications 1-5

1.6 LifeStyle Classifications 1-6

Section 3.0

Patient Instructions

2.1 Description of Operation 2-1

2.2 Operation Check 2-1

2.3 Alarm System 2-2

2.3.1 Start-up 2-2

2.3.2 Low Battery 2-2

2.3.3 Discharged Battery 2-2

2.3.4 Battery Charging 2-2

2.3.5 Battery Fully Charged 2-3

2.3.6 No Inspiration Detected 2-3

2.3.7 Performance Warning 2-3

2.3.8 LifeStyle Capacity Exceeded 2-3

2.3.9 General Malfunction 2-4

2. 4 Oxygen Purity T est and S pecification 2-4

3.1 General Instructions 3-1

3.2 Routine Maintenance by the Patient 3-1

3.2.1 Cleaning the Air Intake
Gross Particle Filter 3-1

3.2.2 Checking the Hour Meter 3-2

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Section 4.0

Equipment Provider
Maintenance

Section 5.0

Service

3.3 Usage at Night or with Extended T ubing 3-2

4.1 Routine Maintenance 4-1

4.1.1 Air Intake / Gross Particle Filter 4-1

4.1.2 Product Filter Replacement 4-1

4.1.3 Compressor Replacement 4-2

4.1.4 Recording Maintenance 4-2

4.2 Infection Control 4-2

4.3 Cleaning and Preparing for New Patient Use 4-2

5.1 Components 5-1

Section 6.0

Troubleshooting

Appendix

Exploded Drawings

5.2 Housing Removal 5- 1

5.2.1 Removing Bottom Housing 5-1

5.2.2 Removing T op Housing 5-1

5. 3 Compressor Replacement 5-2

5.3.1 Compressor Assembly Removal 5-2

5.3.2 Compressor Assembly Installation 5-2

6.1 General Troubleshooting 6-1

6.2 Troubleshooting Chart 6-2

Figure 1: LifeStyle — Control Panel A- 1
Figure 2: LifeStyle — Internal, T op View A- 2
Figure 3: LifeS tyle — Internal, Bottom View A- 3

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Equipment Provider Responsibility

All Equipment Providers of the LifeStyle™ Portable Oxygen Concentrator must assume
responsibilities for handling, operational check-out, patient instruction, and maintenance.
These responsibilities are outlined below and throughout this manual.

As an Equipment Provider, you must do all of the following:

! Inspect the condition of each LifeStyle unit immediately upon delivery to your

WARNING

LifeStyle units must not be used for , or with, any life­supporting applications. Geriatric, pediatric, or any other
patients unable to communicate discomfort while using this
unit may require additional monitoring. Advise patients and
their caregivers to immediately notify their Equipment
Providers and/or physicians in case of any discomfort.

business location. Note any sign of damage, external or internal, on the
delivery receipt, and report it directly to both the freight company and AirSep
Corporation immediately .

! Check the operation of each LifeStyle unit before delivery to a patient.

Always operate the unit for a reasonable length of time, and check that the
oxygen purity level is within specifications, as described in Section 2.4 of this
manual.

! Charge the battery initially for 12 hours. See “Battery Charging” in Section

2.3.4 of this manual.

! Deliver LifeS tyle units only to patients authorized by a physician’s prescrip-

tion. LifeStyle must not be used as a life-supporting device. A backup supply
of oxygen must always be available.

! Instruct patients how to use LifeStyle in conjunction with the Patient Manual.

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! Instruct patients to notify their physicians and/or Equipment Providers if they

experience any signs of discomfort.

! Instruct each patient how to perform routine maintenance of the air intake

gross particle filter and how to monitor the hour meter for the compressor.
(Refer to Section 3.2.)

! Be available to service each patient at any time.

! Maintain LifeStyle in accordance with Section 4.0.

! Repair components and replace parts only as outlined in this manual. Use

only AirSep parts for replacement in LifeS tyle Oxygen Concentrators.

! Refer to the “LifeS tyle Product Limited W arranty ,” Section 1.4 of this manual,

if replacement of parts is required within the warranty period.

1.2 Import ant Notice and Symbol Explanations

As you review both the LifeStyle Patient Manual and this LifeS tyle Service Manual,
pay special attention to the W ARNING, CAUTION, and NOTE messages. They
identify safety guidelines or other important information as follows:

WARNING: Describes a hazard or unsafe practice that can result in severe

bodily injury or death and/or property damage.

CAUTION: Describes a hazard or unsafe practice that can result in minor

bodily injury or property damage.

NOTE: Provides information important enough to emphasize or repeat.

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1.3 Definitions of Symbols

The definitions of symbols used with the LifeStyle Portable Oxygen Concentrator follow .

Symbol Description

Refer to Patient Manual instructions

No oil

No smoking

Type BF equipment

Class II

CE Mark

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1.4 LifeStyle Product Limited W arranty

AirSep Corporation warrants the LifeStyle Oxygen Concentrator to be free from
defect in parts for two years (as specified on the original invoice provided) from the
date of delivery to the original purchaser, under normal use and operation. The battery is
warrantied for 90 days. AirSep Corporation’s obligations under this warranty are limited
to the repair or replacement of any such item of equipment (or part thereof) shown to
be defective or, at AirSep Corporation’ s option, to refund the purchase price of any
such defective item of equipment.

Each item of equipment for which a warranty claim is asserted shall, at the request
of AirSep Corporation, be returned on a prepaid basis with proof of purchase date to
the AirSep factory at the expense of the purchaser. The purchaser will be responsible
for return freight charges. Replacement parts shall be warranted as stated above for the
unexpired portion of the original two-year parts warranty (as specified on the original
invoice provided). This warranty does not extend to any item or part subjected to
misuse, accident, improper maintenance, or application, or which has been repaired or
altered outside of the AirSep Corporation factory without the express prior written
authorization of AirSep Corporation.

THE FOREGOING W ARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WAR­RANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LA W , INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMIT A TION THE W ARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR THE
W ARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR P AR TICULAR PURPOSE. IT IS EXPRESSL Y
UNDERSTOOD THAT PURCHASER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR
DEFECT IN P AR TS IS LIMITED T O ENFORCEMENT OF AIRSEP
CORPORA TION’S OBLIGA TION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, AND AIRSEP
CORPORA TION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER OR OTHERS FOR
LOSS OF USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR FOR OTHER SPECIAL, INDIRECT ,
INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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1.5 LifeStyle Specifications

Oxygen Concentration:* Set at 1-5 LPM: equivalent to a continuous flow of 90%

oxygen ± 3%

Dimensions: 5.5 in. high x 7.25 in. wide x 16.31 in. long

(13.9 cm high x 18.4 cm wide x 41.4 cm long)
Weight: 9.75 lb (4.4 kg)
Power: LifeStyle unit - 13 VDC, 42 watts

Power supply - 100 – 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 2.0 amp s max

Battery pack - 12 VDC, nominal
Battery duration: 50 minutes nominal for fully-charged battery
Battery charge time: 2 — 2½ hours
Warm-up time: 3 minutes
Audible alarms and Start-up – audible and visual (GREEN indicator light)

visual indicators: Pulse flow – visual (GREEN pulse light)

Battery condition – audible and visual (YELLOW indicator,

warning, and alarm lights)

No breath detected - audible and visual (RED alarm light)

System overdraw – audible and visual (RED warning and

alarm lights)

High and low pressure – audible and visual (RED alarm light)
Sound: Less than 55 decibels
T emperature range Operational temperature: 41oF to 104oF (5oC to 40oC)

intended for use: Storage temperature: -4oF to 140oF (-20oC to 60oC)

* Based on an atmospheric pressure of 14.7 psia (101 kPa) at 70oF (21oC)

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