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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/cdrh/
phones/index.html)
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.nrpb.org.uk/)
Safety Guidelines
