##FDA confirms smart phone interference with cardiac devices## | Golden pharma

##FDA confirms smart phone interference with cardiac devices##

Implanted medical devices contain a magnet mode that can be activated by magnets stronger than 10G

FDA scientists found that smart phones and watches have static magnetic fields greater than 10G in proximity, high enough to place implanted medical devices to magnet mode

Research has shown that high field strength magnets in newer smart phones and watches may cause some implanted medical devices such as pacemakers and implanted cardioverter defibrillators to switch to magnet mode and suspend normal life saving mode until the magnet is moved away

As a result, the FDA advised patients and caregivers to keep smart phones and watches at least 6 inches away from implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators

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