Title :
Electromagnetic near field interference with implantable medical devices
Author :
Carrillo, Roger ; Garay, Oscar ; Balzano, Q. ; Pickels, Michael
Author_Institution :
Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
Abstract :
The paper describes the methodology used to detect interference phenomena in vitro caused by digital and analog cellular phones placed in the close vicinity of implantable cardiac pacemakers. All four pacemakers tested exhibited some kind of interference; there was inhibition of the pacemaker function in two devices, when these were located at less than 2.5 cm from the antenna. The other two pacemakers exhibited atrial tracking of the interfering electromagnetic energy when exposed in similar situation
Keywords :
cellular radio; digital radio; land mobile radio; pacemakers; radiofrequency interference; tracking; analog cellular phones; antenna; atrial tracking; cardiac pacemakers; digital cellular phones; electromagnetic near field interference; implantable medical devices; interfering electromagnetic energy; Cellular phones; Electromagnetic devices; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic interference; Implantable biomedical devices; In vitro; Pacemakers; Radio frequency; Telephony; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1995. Symposium Record., 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3608-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.1995.523507
