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Chapter 8Replacement Procedures
Section 8-1Overview
8-1-1 Purpose
This chapter describes replacement procedures for the following modules and subsystems.
8-1-2 Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts
Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and other infectious substances.
GEMS policy states that body fluids must be properly removed from any part or equipment prior to
shipment. GEMS employees, as well as customers, are responsible for ensuring that parts/equipment
have been properly decontaminated prior to shipment. Under no circumstance should a part or equip-
ment with visible body fluids be taken or shipped from a clinic or site (for example, body coils or an
ultrasound probe).
The purpose of the regulation is to protect employees in the transportation industry, as well as the peo-
ple who will receive or open this package.
NOTE: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled that "items that were saturated and/or
dripping with human blood that are now caked with dried blood; or which were used or intended
for use in patient care" are "regulated medical waste" for transportation purposes and must be
transported as a hazardous material.
WARNING WARNING ONLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD REMOVE ANY COVERS OR
PANELS. ELECTRICAL HAZARDS EXISTS AT SEVERAL POINTS INSIDE. BECOME
THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH ALL HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES AND HIGH CURRENT
LEVELS TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL CONTACT
Do not wear the ESD wrist strap when you remove a part of power supply unit. Turn OFF power
CAUTION
and unplug the power cord before removing a part of power supply unit. However be sure to turn
off power and wear the strap before you remove a circuit boards.
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