GE LOGIQ E9 Technical Publication

Care and Maintenance
4-2 Ultrasound System – Common Service Information
Direction 5444964-100 English
Rev. 5
Overview
Care and Maintenance
Normal Care and Maintenance is mandatory; it is the
responsibility of the customer and includes the following:
• Quality Assurance Program to perform routine quality
control testing.
NOTE: Some customers’ Quality Assurance Programs may require
additional tasks and or inspections at a different frequency
than listed in this manual.
• System Maintenance and Checks (Preliminary System,
Functional Checks, Peripheral, Cable, Physical Inspection).
• Probe Maintenance
• System Cleaning, including Air Filter Cleaning
• Electrical Safety Testing
NOTE: It has been determined by engineering that your Ultrasound
System DOES NOT have any high wear components that fail
with use. Therefore, Periodic Maintenance inspections are
not mandatory for any Ultrasound system. Only normal Care
and Maintenance is recommended.
Contents in this chapter
• ‘Warnings’ on page 4-3
• ‘Why do maintenance’ on page 4-4
• ‘Maintenance task schedule’ on page 4-5
• ‘System maintenance’ on page 4-6
• ‘Using a Phantom’ on page 4-13
• ‘Electrical safety tests’ on page 4-14
• ‘When there's too much leakage current …’ on page 4-44
• ‘Ultrasound Equipment Quality Check (EQC and IQC)’ on
page 4-46

GE LOGIQ E9 Specifications

General

Type	Ultrasound System
3D/4D Imaging	Yes
Transducer Ports	4 active ports
Connectivity	DICOM, USB, Ethernet
Applications	Abdominal, Vascular, Musculoskeletal, Small Parts, Urology, Pediatric, Cardiac, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Transducers	Linear, Convex, Phased Array, Volume
Doppler Modes	Color Doppler, Power Doppler, Pulsed Wave Doppler, Continuous Wave Doppler
Elastography	Yes
Advanced Features	B-Flow, Volume Navigation
Portability	Cart-based system
Display	19-inch high-resolution LCD monitor