Replacement Procedures
8-4       LOGIQ V3/V5/V5 Expert – Basic Service Manual
5726264-100 English Rev.8
8-2-1 Warnings(continued)
NOTE:  Use an ESD compatible work space or the ESD-kit during parts 
replacement.
8-2-2 Returning/shipping probes and repair parts
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 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 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.
The waste of electrical and electronic equipment must not be 
disposed as unsorted municipal waste and must be collected 
separately.
Please contact the manufacturer or other authorized disposal 
company to decommission your equipment.