According to foreign media reports, since Apple introduced the iPhone 12 series models, Apple has admitted that these devices may cause electromagnetic interference to medical devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators, and Apple has now made an urgent response to this matter.
Apple urgently added some introductions of MagSafe support documents:? Medical devices such as implantable pacemakers and defibrillators may contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact. To avoid any potential interaction with these medical devices, please keep your iPhone and MagSafe magnetic accessories at a safe distance (more than 6 inches/15cm) from your medical devices. Please consult your doctor and equipment manufacturer for specific guidelines. Medical devices such as implantable pacemakers and defibrillators may contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact. To avoid any potential interaction with these medical devices, please keep your iPhone and MagSafe magnetic accessories at a safe distance (more than 6 inches/15cm) from your medical devices. Please consult your doctor and equipment manufacturer for specific guidelines. ?
? If you suspect that the iPhone or any MagSafe magnetic accessories interfere with your medical equipment, please stop using the iPhone or MagSafe magnetic accessories. ? It is understood that the implantable cardiac pacemaker, an electronic therapeutic instrument implanted in the body, sends out electric pulses through the pulse generator, which are conducted through the lead electrodes to stimulate the myocardium contacted by the electrodes, so that the heart is excited and contracted, thus achieving the purpose of treating some cardiac dysfunction caused by arrhythmia. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator can sense ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, and set the tachycardia sensing frequency according to the clinical ventricular tachycardia frequency. When the frequency of ventricular tachycardia is higher than the perceived frequency, it will trigger the pulse generator to discharge and release electric shock energy to the heart to implement the therapeutic function.
According to previous reports, three doctors in Michigan studied the magnetic interference of telephone 12. They put iPhone 12 near the patient's implantable cardioverter defibrillator to test this interaction. During the test, when iPhone 12 approaches the device, the device immediately enters? Pause? State. Implantable pacemaker can be said to be a life-saving medicine for patients with cardiac discomfort and is essential for normal life. If it is disturbed, it will lead to abnormal work, which may have serious consequences and even endanger life.