Physio Control Lifepak CR Plus Defibrillator in Case
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Physio-Control LIFEPAK CR Plus AED with Carry Case, Pre-Owned, Training and Familiarisation Use
The LIFEPAK CR Plus is a public access defibrillator built around two-step operation: the lid release switches the device on, and spoken prompts guide the rescuer from there. It uses the ADAPTIV biphasic truncated exponential waveform with escalating energy, and it was for many years one of the most widely deployed AEDs in UK workplaces, schools and public buildings.
This unit is pre-owned and is offered for training, familiarisation, drills, display and spares, or to an organisation that already holds in-date consumables for a CR Plus. It is not supplied in a rescue-ready state, and for the reason set out below it cannot be returned to one.
This device cannot be made rescue ready
- The CR Plus runs on one battery and pad system, the CHARGE-PAK charger paired with QUIK-PAK electrodes, sold as a single dated kit. The manufacturer ended supply of both in February 2026.
- No other battery or pad set fits this device. Once the fitted kit reaches its date or is used, the AED cannot be brought back to a ready state by any means.
- It is therefore not sold for mounting in a workplace, school, public building or vehicle as an emergency defibrillator, and is not a substitute for a currently supported AED.
- Any pads supplied with this unit are for training and familiarisation only. They are marked as such and are not placed on a person.
- Anyone needing a defibrillator for actual emergency cover requires a current model with available consumables.
What is included
| Item | Detail | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| LIFEPAK CR Plus defibrillator | Powers up and completes its self-test, checked before dispatch | USED |
| Soft carry case | Original style case for transport and storage | USED |
| CHARGE-PAK and QUIK-PAK kit | Fitted kit, condition and date stated at the point of sale. Training use only | USED |
What is not included
| Item | Detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| In-date consumables | CHARGE-PAK and QUIK-PAK kits are no longer manufactured or obtainable | NOT INCLUDED |
| Infant and child electrodes | Reduced energy pads, no longer obtainable for this device | NOT INCLUDED |
| Wall cabinet or bracket | Mounting is not appropriate for a unit sold on this basis | NOT INCLUDED |
| Rescue ready status | The device is not supplied ready for emergency use | NOT INCLUDED |
Checked before dispatch
- Lid release operated and the device observed powering on.
- Self-test observed and the readiness and service indicators noted.
- Voice prompts heard through the speaker.
- Casing, handle, lid, electrode connector and carry case inspected for damage.
- Exterior cleaned.
These are in-house workshop checks. Damaged or non-working items are not dispatched. Shock delivery has not been verified against a defibrillator analyser, and no service, calibration or output test is included. The device is sold on the training and familiarisation basis set out above.
What this unit is genuinely useful for
The value in a CR Plus at this point is in everything except the shock. The device switches on the moment the lid opens, talks a rescuer through pad placement, analyses the rhythm and states plainly whether a shock is advised, and prompts CPR in timed cycles. That sequence is the thing most people fail at under pressure, and rehearsing it on the same casework, the same lid catch and the same voice prompts as the unit somebody may one day meet on a wall is worth more than rehearsing on a plastic dummy trainer. For first aid instructors, workplace responders, ambulance service familiarisation, film and display work, or a teaching collection, that is a real use.
The reason it cannot be more than that comes down to how the consumables were designed. On this platform the battery charger and the electrode pads are a matched pair, sold as one kit with one shared expiry date, and the internal battery is trickle charged by the CHARGE-PAK rather than swapped out directly. There is no universal pad or battery that fits in their place. When the manufacturer stopped supplying that kit, every CR Plus in service acquired a fixed end date, the date printed on the kit inside it. That is not a fault in the individual device, which may well be in good order, and it is not something a service or repair can address.
Two situations make this a poor purchase. If the requirement is emergency cover, whether for a workplace, a sports club, a school or a community cabinet, this is the wrong device regardless of price and regardless of how well it tests today, because it has an end point and no path past it. And if the intention is to keep it as a spare for an existing CR Plus fleet, the same reasoning applies to that fleet: the spare will expire on the same terms as the units it is meant to back up. Where a rescue-ready device is required, a current AED with available consumables is the only sound answer.
Features of the device
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Physio-Control, now part of Stryker |
| Model | LIFEPAK CR Plus |
| Device type | Public access automated external defibrillator |
| Condition | Pre-owned, supplied for training and familiarisation |
| Waveform | ADAPTIV biphasic truncated exponential, compensated for patient impedance |
| Energy sequence | Configurable from 150 to 360 joules, factory default 200, 300 and 360 joules |
| Energy accuracy | Plus or minus 10 per cent into 50 ohms |
| Analysis | Shock Advisory System, charging only when a shock is advised |
| Capacity | Typically 30 full discharges, or 210 minutes of on time, from a charged device |
| Battery system | Internal battery sustained by the CHARGE-PAK charger, lithium sulfuryl chloride |
| Electrodes | QUIK-PAK, supplied only as a dated kit with the CHARGE-PAK |
| Self-test | Weekly self-test and monthly diagnostic, with readiness and service indicators |
| Memory | Internal digital memory, dual patient data storage |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 107 x 203 x 241 mm, excluding handle |
| Weight | Approximately 2 kg |
| Ingress protection | IPX4, with electrodes connected and CHARGE-PAK installed |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 50 degrees C |
| Storage temperature | Long term 15 to 35 degrees C, short term up to one week at minus 40 to 70 degrees C |
| Relative humidity | 5 to 95 per cent, non-condensing |
| Classification | Internally powered equipment, Class IIb under the Medical Device Directive |
Specification limited to what is confirmed
- Performance figures above are manufacturer data for the LIFEPAK CR Plus. They describe the model, not measured output from this individual unit, which has not been tested against a defibrillator analyser.
- Serial number, manufacture date, software version, semi-automatic or fully automatic configuration, and the date printed on the fitted consumable kit are confirmed against the individual unit on request.
- The model and product codes carried over from the previous description have not been verified against this unit's label and are therefore not listed above.
- The declaration of conformity below was issued in 2012 under the Medical Device Directive and records the certification the model held when it was placed on the market. It is historical documentation, not a current certificate.
Condition and history
Checks while in training use
| Check | Interval |
|---|---|
| Look at the readiness indicator and note any service symbol | Monthly |
| Confirm training pads remain clearly marked as training only | Before every session |
| Wipe the casing, lid and handle, and check the case for damage | After every session |
| Store between 15 and 35 degrees C, dry and out of direct sun | Continuous |
| Confirm the unit is not stored in or near a rescue cabinet where it could be mistaken for a working AED | Continuous |
