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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.
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-Ionizing
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.nrpb.org/
July 18th 2001, for updates:
http://www.fda.gov/cellphones
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