Various Apple products rely on many users in their daily lives and there are more than a billion devices currently active. Because Apple is keen on its users, it occasionally releases warning bulletins to alert users of the dangers that may involve the presence of its various devices near other devices. A few days ago, Apple published an article explaining the impact of its products on medical devices. Learn the details.

Most of Apple products have a serious impact on medical devices


magnetic interference

Apple has warned that both the magnets used in many of its products or the electromagnetic field from the devices can interfere with implanted heart devices such as pacemakers andDefibrillatorsThe company advises that its devices be located at a safe distance from the medical device, and the safe distance is usually six inches (15 cm), and in the case of wireless charging, the distance is more than 12 inches (30 cm), as Apple suggests. If you think that its device interferes with your medical device, stop using it. its product and consult your doctor and the manufacturer of the medical device.

The warning covers a wide range of Apple products, where magnets are commonly used to secure charger connections and iPhone covers. The long list includes AirPods and their charging case, Apple Watch, some accessories, HomePod, iPad and some of its accessories, certain models of Beats headphones, and some Mac devices and accessories. And iPhone 12 with MagSafe and accessories.

Apple also notes that while its other devices contain magnets, they are not likely to interfere with medical devices and encourage anyone with questions or concerns to contact a doctor and medical device manufacturer immediately.


Studies have confirmed this

Apple's warning comes just weeks after the American Heart Association (AHA) published a study, and it was also preceded by a number of other studies from different sides -this linkIn which the effect of iPhone 12 on pacemakers and defibrillators was selected, and after placing the iPhone near devices that were implanted inside a living body and outside the body, they found that 11 out of 14 devices were exposed to interference.

“The magnets in the iPhone 12 can alter the timing of a pacemaker or deactivate the life-saving functions of a defibrillator,” said study leader Michael Wu and associate professor of medicine at Brown University. It interferes with implantable electronic devices in the heart.”


Do not put the iPhone in your left pocket

Study participants said that iPhone owners may inadvertently put themselves at risk by simply carrying the device in a seemingly harmless way, and noted that most of us put the smartphone in the shirt pocket, often on the side of the heart, and this could be dangerous if there was one of the electronic devices. implantable in the heart where the interference leads to asynchronous pacing or disruption of treatments for arrhythmias.”

As a result, the American Heart Association reminded the public that there are certain ways to use the iPhone while keeping your heart safe, including using the smartphone across from the implanted device and keeping the phone at least 10 cm away from the medical device.

Did you know about this, tell us in the comments

Source:

  bestlife | apple

Related articles