GE HEALTHCARE
DIRECTION 5394227, 12 LOGIQ S8/LOGIQ E8 SERVICE MANUAL
Section 1-8 - Returning/Shipping System, Probes and Repair Parts 1 - 29
Section 1-8
Returning/Shipping System, 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
and 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.
NOTE: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled that “items what 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 purpose and must be
transported as a hazardous material.
When returning or shipping the LOGIQ S8 system in the original packaging:
1.) Adjust the LCD monitor and control panel using Up/Down control and Swivel control to their
centered and lowest positions.
2.) Flip down the LCD monitor and lock the monitor arm.
See 4-3-8 "Moving and Transporting the LOGIQ S8" on page 4-13 for more information.
1-8-1 For LOGIQ S8 Vet system
Return used/unused spare parts from a veterinary environment with the purple recycling label
(regardless of its actual condition) and add a description on the label stating that the items were
removed from a LOGIQ S8 Vet in a veterinary environment.
This apply for Probes and covers labeled as Vet used.
If purple recycling label is not used in your region, use local recycling label.
NOTICE
Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and other infectious substances.
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