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Section 5A: Safety 319

Safety

What about wireless phone interference with medical equipment?

Radiofrequency energy (RF) from wireless phones can interact with some electronic devices.

For this reason, FDA helped develop a detailed test method to measure electromagnetic

interference (EMI) of implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators from wireless

telephones. This test method is now part of a standard sponsored by the Association for the

Advancement of Medical instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint effort by 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.

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.

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.

Which other federal agencies have responsibilities related to potential RF

health effects?

Certain agencies in the Federal Government have been involved in monitoring, researching

or regulating issues related to human exposure to RF radiation. These agencies include the

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Telecommunications and Information

Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Defense (DOD).

By authority of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, the Center for

Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the FDA develops performance standards for the

emission of radiation from electronic products including X-ray equipment, other medical

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