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Safety

methodtomeasureElectroMagneticInterference(EMI)ofimplanted

cardiacpacemakersanddebrillatorsfromwirelesstelephones.Thistest

methodisnowpartofastandardsponsoredbytheAssociationforthe

AdvancementofMedicalInstrumentation(AAMI).Thenal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debrillatorsaresafefrom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species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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