Returning/Shipping Probes And Repair Parts; Warnings - GE Vivid 7 Service Manual

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Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts

Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and other infectious substances.

GEHC policy states that body fluids must be properly removed from any part or equipment prior to

shipment. GEHC 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 probe). 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.

BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED ACCESS TO CABINETS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD,

PLACING PEOPLE IN AWKWARD POSITIONS, WE HAVE LIMITED THE LIFTING

WEIGHT FOR ONE PERSON IN THE FIELD TO 16 KG (35 LBS). ANYTHING OVER 16 KG

(35 LBS) REQUIRES TWO PEOPLE.

AT LEAST TWO PERSONS ARE NEEDED WHEN REPLACING HEAVY PARTS LIKE THE

MONITOR, THE FROGLEG AND THE AC TRANSFORMER.

AT LEAST TWO PERSONS ARE NEEDED WHEN REPLACING CASTERS (WHEELS) OR

ADJUSTING BRAKES.

Chapter 8 - Replacement Procedures