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User Manual

vPad-XSC

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Automation Interface for 

Impulse 4000 Defibrillator Analyzer

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Page 1: ...User Manual vPad XSC Automation Interface for Impulse 4000 Defibrillator Analyzer ...

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Page 3: ...e for Impulse 4000 Defibrillator Analyzer User Manual 2019 Datrend Systems Inc 130 4020 Viking Way Richmond BC CANADA V6V 2L4 Tel 800 667 6557 North America Only or 604 291 7747 Fax 604 294 2355 e mail customerservice datrend com ...

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Page 5: ... number and accessories are eligible for partial refund and or credit Non serialized parts and accessory items cables carrying cases auxiliary modules etc are not eligible for return or refund In order to receive a partial refund credit the product must not have been damaged and must be returned complete meaning all manuals cables accessories etc within 90 days of original purchase and in as new a...

Page 6: ...SI serial number tag are covered under this warranty PHYSICAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY MISUSE OR PHYSICAL ABUSE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY Items such as cables and non serialized modules are not covered under this warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from province to province state to state or country to country This warranty is limited to ...

Page 7: ...with the serial number for your instrument as well as a valid reason for breaking the Quality Seal You should break this seal only after you have received factory authorization Do not break the Quality Seal before you have contacted us Following these steps will help ensure that you will retain the original warranty on your instrument without interruption WARNING Unauthorized user modifications or...

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Page 9: ...Limits to Defaults 10 3 2 3 ECG Simulation 11 3 2 3 1 Example 1 Configuring ECG Simulation 11 3 3 Defibrillator Tests 13 3 3 1 Defibrillator Energy Test 14 3 3 1 1 Example 8 Measuring Defibrillator Energy 14 3 3 2 Defibrillator Charge Time Test 16 3 3 2 1 Example 9 Measuring Defibrillator Charge Time 16 3 3 3 Defibrillator Sync Delay Cardioversion Test 17 3 3 3 1 Example 10 Measuring Defibrillator...

Page 10: ... XSC provides automatic assessment of measurement results based on user defined limits This manual provides guidance for users integrating vPad Check and vPad XSC for Impulse 4000 into new and existing maintenance processes 1 1 Standard Accessories XSC Interface unit P N 7400 109 or 7400 110 RJ 12 cable P N 3140 069 for connection to XBUS of vPad safety analyzer User Manual P N 6100 024 1 2 Option...

Page 11: ... a specific keyword followed by one or more parameters For example the statement xopen Impulse 4000 XSC D 5 initializes a data connection between the Interface and Impulse 4000 using the keyword xopen Other statements are responsible for configuring and initiating tests through Impulse 4000 Checklists can be written on the Android tablet or on a personal computer PC using a text editor or using th...

Page 12: ...le P N 3140 400 provided with the Interface Connect the XBUS port on the Interface to the XBUS port on the vPad safety analyzer using the RJ12 cable P N 3140 069 provided with the Interface Note that the two XBUS ports on the Interface are interchangeable This enables several vPad XSC interfaces of different types to be chained in series if necessary Once connected to the vPad safety analyzer the ...

Page 13: ...vPad XSC for Impulse 4000 USER MANUAL Installation Chapter 2 Page 4 ...

Page 14: ...andshaking with Impulse 4000 The character D in uppercase is an identifier which represents the vPad XSC for Impulse 4000 the D is mandatory and enables vPad Check to address commands to the Impulse 4000 Interface specifically The value 5 sets a delay time in seconds after which the data connection is checked before proceeding with subsequent Checklist steps this value can be reduced to 2 if a wir...

Page 15: ...ise immunity pacer sensitivity When automatically assigning a pass or fail each test utilizes one or more pass fail limits which are stored in the Interface s memory Limits are initialized to default values when power is applied to the Interface but may be modified through the lim command Modified limit settings do not persist once the Interface is disconnected from the vPad safety analyzer or the...

Page 16: ...param_2 TEST LIMIT ALLOWABLE VALUES in bold defib energy 1 target 0 to 999 J percent or units range 0 to 999 J 0 to 999 J defib charge time 2 max 0 to 32000 s defib sync delay 3 min 0 to 32000 ms max 0 to 32000 ms range 0 to 32000 ms 0 to 32000 ms pacer pulse current 4 target 0 to 999 mA percent or units range 0 to 999 mA 0 to 999 mA pacer pulse rate 5 target 0 to 999 PPM percent or units pacer pu...

Page 17: ... to above is not included with the limit but is specified in the vPL statement that executes the energy measurement itself 3 2 1 2 Example 2 Setting Defibrillator Charge Time Limit In this next example the vPL statement sets the defib charge time limit to a maximum of 12 seconds xctrl Setting charge time limit to max 12 sec lim2 max 12 For this statement 2 immediately following the lim command spe...

Page 18: ...pecified in the vPL statement that executes the pacer pulse test itself 3 2 1 4 Example 4 Disabling a Limit Sometimes automatic assessment may not be desirable in which case a vPL statement similar to the following can be used to disable a particular limit For example xctrl Disabling pulse width limit lim6 none For this statement 6 immediately following the lim command specifies the limit is for p...

Page 19: ...t power on of the Interface or in response to the rslm command as above TABLE 2 Default Limit Settings TEST LIMIT ID DEFAULT VALUES LIMIT TYPE PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 defib energy 1 target 15 percent defib charge time 2 max 15 s defib sync delay 3 range 20 ms min 65 ms max pacer pulse current 4 target 10 percent pacer pulse rate 5 target 2 PPM units pacer pulse width 6 none N A 7 none pacer paced ...

Page 20: ...ECG II NSB120 For this statement ECG is the Impulse 4000 remote command for ECG simulation II lead configuration either I or II NSB120 is the waveform designation This type of statement would typically precede a statement that tests defibrillator energy or other aspect of defibrillator performance Note that only certain waveforms should be used with Defibrillator tests or Cardioversion tests ECG w...

Page 21: ...fibrillation 2 fine VFB2 Ventricular fibrillation 2 coarse AFL Atrial flutter ASY1 Asystole 1 some movement SINA Sinus arrhythmia ASY2 Asystole 2 flat 1DB 1st degree AV block ASN Asynchronous continuous transvenous paced 2DB1 2nd degree AV block Type 1 Wenckebach DM1 Demand 1 mostly paced transvenous paced 2DB2 2nd degree AV block Type 2 DM2 Demand 2 mostly paced transvenous paced 3DB 3rd degree A...

Page 22: ...d Check and the Test Record vPL statements which trigger a remote test begin with the xtest keyword in the form xtest instr cmd par1 par2 where instr is an instruction that is displayed to the user while the test is in progress cmd is a command representing the test to be executed by Impulse 4000 and par1 par2 are optional parameters associated with automatic pass fail assessment of the measuremen...

Page 23: ...efibrillator Energy A Checklist may start a defibrillator energy test with a target of 2 joules through a vPL statement similar to the following xtest Set Energy to 10J and nDISCHARGE defib n nVerify energy is 8 5 to 11 5J DELL VFB1 10 For this statement DEL commands Impulse 4000 to prepare for a low range discharge L instructs the Interface to prepare a long report and VFB1 instructs the Interfac...

Page 24: ... 7 5 ms Pulse Width 50 7 5 ms Result PASS _________________________________________________________________ The results would display on the tablet as If less information is needed the short form report can be used by using DELS instead of DELL ___________________________________________________________ Task Set energy to 10J and DISCHARGE defib Verify energy is 8 5 to 11 5J Data Defibrillator Ene...

Page 25: ...arge time test with a standard target energy equal to the maximum energy that the defibrillator can supply using a vPL statement similar to the following xtest Charge when Impulse 4000 shows MAXESTART then discharge n n Verify charge time is less than 10 seconds DCHS AFB1 360 For this statement DCH commands Impulse 4000 to initiate a charge time test S is a placeholder which may be either S or L d...

Page 26: ...n progress DS is the command to measure defib sync delay range can be L for low range up to 50 joules or H for high up to 600 joules wave is ECG waveform designator selected from the ECG table with indicators and targ is an optional energy target in joules for automatic pass fail assessment Note the comma separating the required parameters from the optional target energy 3 3 3 1 Example 10 Measuri...

Page 27: ... and 65 ms For the case of a PASS the Test Report will contain an entry similar to the following ___________________________________________________________ Task Set defib to sync mode and discharge now Data Defibrillator Sync Delay Test Test Energy Limit 20 J 15 Energy 20 2 J Delay Limit Min 20 ms Max 64 ms Result 32 2 ms Result PASS ___________________________________________________________ Ope...

Page 28: ... PPM pulse per minute Note the comma separating the required parameters from the optional target values In order to enable automatic assessment the statement must specify both the pulse current and the pulse rate target Pulse width and pulse energy measurements are assessed if targets are included and ignored if they are not 3 4 1 1 Example 11 Measuring Pacemaker Pulse A Checklist may start a pace...

Page 29: ...ile the refractory test is in progress PRF is the command to measure pacer refractory period and fmt can be either S or L as there is only one test result format Impulse 4000 measures two pulse characteristics for this test the paced refractory period PRP and the sensed refractory period SRP Since the only limit types allowed for both measurements are min max and range no target is needed in the x...

Page 30: ...diately begin testing the pacer refractory period and S is a placeholder which may also be L Since the PRP limit and SRP limit are enabled prior to running the test the Interface automatically assigns a PASS result if the PRP is between 200 ms and 500 ms and SRP is less than 300 ms For the case of a PASS the Test Report will contain an entry similar to the following Operation Chapter 3 Page 21 ...

Page 31: ... 5 Direct Commands The interface box provides the flexibility to the VPL programmer to use the normal Impulse 4000 remote control commands directly by putting a special token in front of a Impulse command for example LOC Example xctrl Go to LOCAL mode LOC There is however some limitations to the use of the direct commands Basically only control commands without any return data can be used this way...

Page 32: ...e connection with XSC xopen Impulse 4000 XSC D 5 Disable automatic assessment for defib energy Pass fail is by manual entry based on displayed acceptance ranges 15 tolerance xctrl Disabling automatic PASS FAIL lim1 none Enable automatic assessment for defib energy 15 tolerance xctrl Setting Energy tolerance to 15 of target lim1 target 15 percent 5 Repeat for 10J energy prompt DEFIB ENERGY TEST n n...

Page 33: ...max 10 5 Charge time test at max energy high range test prompt CHARGE TIME TEST n n 1 Set defib energy to operate from battery n n 2 Set defib energy to MAXIMUM n n 3 DO NOT CHARGE until Impulse 4000 shows MAXESTART n n 4 Discharge IMMEDIATELY AFTER defib reaches set energy n n 5 Press Next Step button when ready to proceed medium xtest Charge when Impulse 4000 shows MAXESTART then discharge n n V...

Page 34: ... Setting ECG to Garbage ECG I Garbage 2 above produces an error prompt End of Impulse 4000 pacer demo xctrl Go to LOCAL mode LOC End of script Example 3 Demo checklist using a Impulse 4000 XSC interface for transcutaneous pacer pulse and other measurements Display Checklist title prompt Demo of Impulse 4000 Pacer Test nRemote Control via XSC bold Setup instructions prompt Setup Impulse 4000 press ...

Page 35: ... then press Next Step medium xtest WAIT n nVerify current is 108 to 132 mA n at 138 to 142 PPM PPP2 120 140 2 Enable automatic assessment for refractory test xctrl Setting paced refractory limit to 200 500 ms lim8 range 200 500 2 xctrl Setting sensed refractory limit to 500 ms maximum lim9 max 500 2 Prompt user to prepare pacer for refractory test prompt PACER REFRACTORY TEST n n 1 Connect pacer E...

Page 36: ...e contact Datrend for a Return Materials Authorization RMA number and the location of the nearest Service Facility Datrend Systems Inc 130 4020 Viking Way Richmond BC CANADA V6V 2L4 Tel 800 667 6557 North America Only or 604 291 7747 Fax 604 294 2355 e mail customerservice datrend com www datrend com Calibration and Maintenance Chapter 4 Page 27 ...

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