Precautions For Users Of Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers - VTech CS6409 User Manual

Appendix
Important safety instructions
Battery
• CAUTION: Use Only Supplied Battery.
• Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. Check with local waste management
codes for special disposal instructions.
• Do not open or mutilate the battery. Released electrolyte is corrosive and
may cause burns or injury to the eyes or skin. The electrolyte may be toxic if
swallowed.
• Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to create a short circuit with
conductive materials.
• Charge the battery provided with or identified for use with this product only in
accordance with the instructions and limitations specified in this manual.

Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers

Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones):
Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a
multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between portable wireless telephones
and implanted cardiac pacemakers. Supported by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, WTR recommends to physicians that:
Pacemaker patients
• Should keep wireless telephones at least six inches from the pacemaker.
• Should NOT place wireless telephones directly over the pacemaker, such as in a
breast pocket, when it is turned ON.
• Should use the wireless telephone at the ear opposite the pacemaker.
WTR's evaluation did not identify any risk to bystanders with pacemakers from other
persons using wireless telephones.
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