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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
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 “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 and click on
“C” in the index, and select “Cell
Phones”).
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