LG -C195N User Manual page 30

Safety
11. What about wireless phone
interference with medical equipment?
Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless
phones can interact with some electronic
devices. For this reason, the FDA helped
develop a detailed test method to measure
electromagnetic interference (EMI) of implanted
cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators from
wireless telephones. This test method is
now part of a standard sponsored by the
Association for the Advancement of Medical
instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft,
a joint effort by the FDA, medical device
manufacturers, and many other groups, was
completed in late 2000. This standard will
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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