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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. 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/)
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/)