Medical devices, Implanted medical devices

26 Product and safety information

To send data files or messages requires a quality connection to the network. Data files or messages may be delayed until such a connection is available. Follow the separation distance instructions until the transmission is completed.

Parts of the device are magnetic. Metallic materials may be attracted to the device. Do not place credit cards or other magnetic storage media near the device, because information stored on them may be erased.

Medical devices

Operation of radio transmitting equipment, including wireless phones, may interfere with the function of inadequately protected medical devices. Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device to determine whether they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Switch off your device when regulations posted instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may use equipment sensitive to external RF energy.

Implanted medical devices

Manufacturers of medical devices recommend a minimum separation of 15.3 centimetres (6 inches) between a wireless device and an implanted medical device, such as a pacemaker or implanted cardioverter defibrillator, to avoid potential interference with the medical device. Persons who have such devices should:

•Always keep the wireless device more than 15.3 centimetres (6 inches) from the medical device.

•Not carry the wireless device in a breast pocket.

•Hold the wireless device to the ear opposite the medical device.

•Turn the wireless device off if there is any reason to suspect that interference is taking place.

•Follow the manufacturer directions for the implanted medical device.