LG Electronics 245 Where can I find additional information?, EMI of implanted cardiac pacemakers

SAFETY

11. What about wireless phone interference with medical equipment?

	Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless phones
	can interact with some electronic devices. For this
	reason, the FDA helped develop a detailed test
	method to measure Electro Magnetic Interference
	(EMI) of implanted cardiac pacemakers and
	defibrillators from wireless telephones. This test
	method is now part of a standard sponsored by the
	Association for the Advancement of Medical
	Instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint effort
	by the FDA, medical device manufacturers, and many
	other groups, was completed in late 2000. This
	standard will allow manufacturers to ensure that
	cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from
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	wireless phone EMI.
F E T	The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from
Y	handheld wireless phones and helped develop a
	voluntary standard sponsored by the Institute of
	Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). This
	standard specifies test methods and performance
	requirements for hearing aids and wireless phones so
	that no interference occurs when a person uses a
	“compatible” phone and a “compatible” hearing aid

at the same time. This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000.

The FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones for possible interactions with other medical devices. Should harmful interference be found to occur, the FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference and work to resolve the problem.

12. Where can I find additional information?

For additional information, please refer to the following resources:

FDA web page on wireless phones (http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)

International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation Protection

(http://www.icnirp.de)

World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project

(http://www.who.int/emf)

National Radiological Protection Board (UK) (http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/)

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