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Electromagnetic Immunity of Implantable Pacemakers Exposed to Wi-Fi Devices.
Mattei E, Censi F, Triventi M, Calcagnini G · 2014
View Original AbstractModern pacemakers remained unaffected by Wi-Fi signals even at five times normal power levels, confirming robust electromagnetic immunity.
Plain English Summary
Italian researchers tested 10 modern pacemakers from five manufacturers to see if Wi-Fi signals could interfere with their life-saving functions. They exposed the devices to Wi-Fi radiation at levels five times higher than what's legally allowed for commercial devices. None of the pacemakers showed any performance problems, even at these elevated exposure levels.
Study Details
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential for electromagnetic interference (EMI) and to assess the immunity level of implantable pacemakers (PM) when exposed to the radiofrequency (RF) field generated by Wi-Fi devices.
Ten PM from five manufacturers, representative of what today is implanted in patients, have been tes...
The results of this study mitigate concerns about using Wi-Fi devices close to PM: none of the PM te...
In conclusion, Wi-Fi devices do not pose risks of EMI to implantable PM. The immunity level of modern PM is much higher than the transmitting power of RF devices operating at 2.4 GHz
Show BibTeX
@article{e_2014_electromagnetic_immunity_of_implantable_3237,
author = {Mattei E and Censi F and Triventi M and Calcagnini G},
title = {Electromagnetic Immunity of Implantable Pacemakers Exposed to Wi-Fi Devices.},
year = {2014},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25162422/},
}