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Chapter 8 Replacement Procedures
8-1
Chapter 8
Replacement Procedures
Section 8-1
Overview
8-1-1
Purpose of Chapter 8
This chapter contains replacement procedures for different modules and their subsystems.
8-1-2
Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts
Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and other infectious substances.
GEMS policy states that body fluids must be properly removed from any part or equipment prior to
shipment. GEMS 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.
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.
WARNING
WARNING
No covers or panels should be removed from the system (high-voltage risk).
Service and repairs must only be performed by authorized personal.
Attempting do-it-yourself repairs invalidate warranty and are an infringement to
regulations and are inadmissible acc. to IEC 60601-1.
Table 8-1
Chapter 8 Contents
Section
Description
Page Number
8-1
Overview
8-1
8-2
Backup Loading Procedure
8-2
8-3
EUM (Electronic User Manual) Upgrade Procedure
8-3
8-4
Replacement of the Trackball top fixation ring
8-8
