AirSep LifeStyle Service manual

LifeStyle™ Portable

Oxygen Concentrator

Service Manual

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

Telephone: [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

Table of Contents

Section 1.0

Introduction

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 Warranty	1-4
1.5	LifeStyle Specifications	1-5
1.6	LifeStyle Classifications	1-6

Section 2.0

Operation Check

and Purity Test

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 Test and Specification		2-4

Section 3.0

Patient Instructions

3.1	General Instructions	3-1
3.2	Routine Maintenance by the Patient	3-1

3.2.1Cleaning theAir Intake

	Gross Particle Filter	3-1
3.2.2	Checking the Hour Meter	3-2

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3.3 Usage at Night or with Extended Tubing

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Section 4.0

Equipment Provider

Maintenance

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

Section 5.0

Service

5.1	Components		5-1
5.2	Housing Removal		5-1
	5.2.1	Removing Bottom Housing	5-1
	5.2.2	Removing Top 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

Section 6.0

Troubleshooting

6.1	General Troubleshooting	6-1
6.2	Troubleshooting Chart	6-2

Appendix

Exploded Drawings

Figure 1: LifeStyle — Control Panel	A-1
Figure 2: LifeStyle — Internal, Top View	A-2
Figure 3: LifeStyle — Internal, Bottom View	A-3

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1.0Introduction

1.1Equipment 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.

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.

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

!Inspect the condition of each LifeStyle unit immediately upon delivery to your 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 LifeStyle units only to patients authorized by a physician’s prescription. 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 LifeStyle Oxygen Concentrators.

!Refer to the “LifeStyle Product Limited Warranty,” Section 1.4 of this manual, if replacement of parts is required within the warranty period.

1.2Important Notice and Symbol Explanations

As you review both the LifeStyle Patient Manual and this LifeStyle Service Manual, pay special attention to the WARNING, 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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1.3Definitions 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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1.4LifeStyle Product Limited Warranty

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 ofAirSep Corporation.

THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT PURCHASER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DEFECT IN PARTS IS LIMITED TO ENFORCEMENT OF AIRSEP CORPORATION’S OBLIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, AND AIRSEP CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER OR OTHERS FOR LOSS OF USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR FOR OTHER SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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1.5LifeStyle 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 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 2.0 amps 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
Temperature 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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