GE Invenia ABUS 2.0, Technical Publication

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Returning parts
Invenia ABUS 2.0 – System Setup and Basic Service Manual 1-27
4700-0043-00 Rev. 4
Returning parts
Returning the transducer and repair parts
Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and
other infectious substances. Policy states that body fluids must
be properly removed from any part or equipment prior to
shipment. 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.
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.
NOTE: The USER/SERVICE staff should dispose of all the waste
properly, per federal, state, and local waste disposal regulations.
The Invenia ABUS 2.0 is not meant to be used for long-term
storage of patient data or images. The user is responsible for the
data on the system.
If the system is sent for repair, please ensure that any patient
information is backed up and erased from the system before
shipping as per HIPAA regulation. It is always possible during
system failure and repair to lose patient data. GE is not
responsible for the loss of this data.