Pacemakers and FM. People with pacemakers are concerned about the use of FM systems. Can the transmitter influence the pace-maker?
A. Although, to our knowledge there are no cases reported for any interactions between FM and neck loops for hearing impaired and pacemakers or other medical devices, we think that it is our obligation as a manufacturer of electronic devices to inform our customers about the potential, in general, for electromagnetic interferences with medical devices. We therefore advise our customers with pacemakers or other medical devices to consult their physician or the manufacturer of their pacemaker or other medical device prior using Phonak FM transmitters (inspiro, Campus, EasyLink, ZoomLink, SmartLink, etc.) or neck loop receivers (MyLink) in order to use these according to the safety recommendations of the physician who is responsible for their pacemaker (or medical device) or the pacemaker (medical device) manufacturer.In addition, having in mind that the maximum output power level of typical Phonak transmitters (inspiro, Campus etc.
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