Safety Manual

Equipment Identification
Serial Number Format
Each device has a serial number that uniquely identifies the device and provides
important information about the device. The serial number format is shown in the
following illustration:
Table 7: Serial Number Format
Item Name Description
1 Product Code A three-character code that uniquely identifies the product line.
2 Year Manufactured A two-digit code identifying the year the device was manufactured.
Values range from 00 to 99. For example: 00 = 2000, 04 = 2004, 17 =
2017 (and so on).
3 Fiscal Week
Manufactured
A two-digit code identifying the week the device was manufactured.
Values range from 01 to 52. GE Healthcare's fiscal weeks
correspond to the calendar week. For example, 01 = the first week in
January.
4 Product Sequence A four-digit number identifying the order in which this device was
manufactured.
Values range from 0001 to 9999.
5 Manufacturing Site A one-letter code identifying the site where the device was
manufactured.
For example, F = Milwaukee, N = Freiburg, P = Bangalore, W = Wuxi,
H = Helsinki, S = Mexico
6 Miscellaneous
Characteristic
A one-letter code identifying manufacturing status.
For example, P = the device is a prototype, R = the device was
refurbished, U = the device was upgraded to meet the specifications
of another product code, A = device is in production.
Unique Device Identifier
Medical devices require a unique marking for identification—the Unique Device
Identifier (UDI). In the event that you need the UDI for this product, check the product
label on the back of the device.
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