Apple's latest model, the iPhone 12 series, has been praised by countless fans since its launch, but it has since been revealed that the series of phones may interfere with the normal operation of some medical devices in actual use. A few days ago, Apple updated its "iPhone User Guide" and pointed out that the iPhone and all MagSafe accessories contain magnet components, and these magnet components and the magnetic field generated may interfere with some medical equipment, and warned users to stay away from medical equipment when using Apple's cell phone to avoid danger.
1. iPhone 12 near a pacemaker may cause the pacemaker to stop working.
The implantable cardiac pacemaker is an electronic therapeutic device implanted in the body, which distributes electrical impulses through a pulse generator and conducts them through wire electrodes to stimulate the heart muscle contacted by the electrodes, causing the heart to agitate and contract, thus achieving the purpose of treating cardiac dysfunction due to certain cardiac arrhythmias. Artificial heart pacing system mainly includes pulse generator and electrode wire two parts, and the series of cell phones in the magnet components and radio and these electronic sensors in close proximity will produce interference. It has been experimentally demonstrated that when the iPhone 12 is close to the pacemaker device, the pacemaker device immediately goes into ? pause? state.
2. Pacemaker pauses can be life-threatening.
Some patients are told by their doctors to stay away from electronic devices such as cell phones, televisions, and microwave ovens after they have a pacemaker installed because pacemakers stimulate the heart muscle with a precisely timed electric current that allows an abnormally slow heart to work at a normal heartbeat rhythm, but it is susceptible to interference from radio waves and magnetic fields. If the pacemaker is interfered with and stops working, the patient will experience the same discomfort as before the pacemaker was installed, and patients who are heavily dependent on the pacemaker may experience symptoms such as dizziness, which can be life-threatening.