Returning/Shipping Transducers And Repair Parts - GE Invenia ABUS 2.0 Technical Publication

Replacement Procedures

Returning/shipping transducers and repair parts

NOTE:
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Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and
other infectious substances.
GE policy states that body fluids must be properly removed from
any part or equipment prior to shipment. GE 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 equipment with visible body fluids
be taken or shipped from a clinic or site (for example, body coils
or an ultrasound transducer). The purpose of the regulation is to
protect employees in the transportation industry, as well as the
people who will receive or open this package.
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.
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