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. 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 accompanied hearing aid at the same time. This
standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000. FDA continues to
monitor the use of wireless phones for possible interactions with
other medical devices. Should harmful interference be found to
occur, FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference and
work to resolve the problem.
• Where can I find additional information? For additional
information, please refer to the following resources:
FDA web page on wireless phoneshttp://www.fda.gov/cdrh/
phones/index.html http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/phones/index.html
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety
Program http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/phones/index.html
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protectionhttp://www.icnirp.del World Health Organization
(WHO) International EMF Project http://www.who.int/emf
National Radiological Protection Board (UK) http://
www.nrpb.org.uk/
2004 For updates:http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/phones
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