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AED Comparison Matrix

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AED ManufacturerCardiac ScienceDefibtechHeartSinePhilipsPhilips 1Physio ControlWelch AllynZoll
Manufacturer Websitewww.powerheart.comwww.defibtech.comwww.heartsine.comwww.philips.com/heartstartwww.philips.com/heartstartwww.physiocontrol.comwww.welchallyn.comwww.zoll.com
AED ModelG3 PlusLifelineSamaritan PADOnSiteFRxLifePak CR PlusAED 10AED Plus
MSRP$1895.00$1495.00$1395.00$1460.00$1895.00$2795.00$2210.00$1895.00
Dimensions3.3 x 10.6 x 12.4 inches8.5 x 11.8 x 2.7 inches8.0 x 7.75 x 1.9 inches2.8 x 7.4 x 8.3 inches2.1 x 7.1 x 8.9 inches4.2 x 8.0 x 9.5 inches8.3 x 6.9 x 2.8 inches5.3 x 9.5 x 11.5 inches
Weight6.6 lbs4.2 lbs2.4 lbs3.3 lbs3.5 lbs4.5 lbs3.5 lbs6.7 lbs
Battery Life5 years5 or 7 years 9 volt - one year3.5 years4 years4 years2 years5 years5 years
Battery TypeLithium Sulfur DioxideLithium Maganese DioxideLithium Maganese DioxideLithium Maganese DioxideLithium Maganese DioxideLithium Sulfurly ChlorideLithium Maganese DioxideLithium Maganese Dioxide (over-the-counter)
Unit Warranty / Battery Warranty7 years / 4 years5 years / 3 years7 years / 3 years5 years / 4 years5 years / 4 years5 years / 5 years5 years / 1 year5 years / none
Electrode Pad Life2 years2 years3.5 years2 years2 years2 years2 years5 years
Electrode Pad Specifications2-piece pad2-piece pad2-piece pad2-piece pad2-piece pad2-piece pad2-piece pad1-piece pad OR 2-piece pad
Energy105 to 360 Joules150 - 150 - 150100 - 150 - 200150 - 150 - 150150 - 150 - 150200 - 300 - 360200 - 300 - 360120 - 150 - 200
Type of EnergySTAR biphasic waveformbiphasic truncated exponentialExponential bi-SCOPESMART biphasicSMART biphasicbiphasic truncated exponentialbiphasic truncated exponentialRectilinear biphasic
Typesemi-automatic OR automaticsemi-automaticsemi-automaticsemi-automaticsemi-automaticsemi-automatic OR automaticsemi-automaticsemi-automatic
Medical Authorization / Prescription RequiredYes / YesYes / YesYes / YesYes / NoYes / YesYes / YesYes / YesYes / Yes
Charge timeunknown< 6 seconds< 8 seconds< 8 seconds< 8 seconds< 9 seconds< 5 secondsunknown
AdaptabilityRequires adaption cableRequires adaption cableRequires adaption cableRequires adaption cableRequires adaption cableAdaptable with most monitorsRequires adaption cableAdaptable with many monitors
Dust / Water ResistanceIP 24IP 54IP 44IP 21IP 55IP XX / IP X4IP XX / IP X4IP 55