LG Electronics UX310H manual Now part of a standard, Advancement of Medical, Instrumentation AAMI

Safety

	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
Safety	wireless phone EMI.
	The FDA has tested hearing aids
	for interference from 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

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“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