Apple has been very clear about the impact of the iPhone 12 series on some medical devices. Since the launch of the iPhone 12 series in October last year, Apple has acknowledged that these devices can cause electromagnetic interference with medical devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. In January of this year, Apple shared additional information, stating that medical devices such as implantable pacemakers and defibrillators may contain sensors that respond to magnets and radio devices when in close contact.
To avoid any potential interaction with these medical devices, users should keep iPhone and MagSafe magnetic accessories at a safe distance from medical devices. Recommendation β more than 6 inches / 15 cm; or more than 30 cm during wireless charging.
iPhone 12 Pro completely stops the defibrillator
At the Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute in Detroit, USA, a man named Joshua Greenberg and his colleagues used the iPhone 12 Pro out of curiosity to test whether the MagSafe iPhone 12 would affect a heart defibrillator. The effect is real, but what is its scale?
According to Gurjit Singh, the doctor responsible for the study, the consequences are huge. When the doctor places the iPhone 12 Pro close to the patient's chest, the defibrillator implanted in his chest stops. When they removed the mobile phone from the patient's chest, the defibrillator immediately resumed its normal operation.
Singh explained that a defibrillator is designed to deliver an electric shock to the heart when the patient's heart rhythm is out of sync. These devices have a safe magnetic switch inside. Therefore, if the defibrillator does not work properly, we can use the ego quite outside the body. The strong magnetic force turns off the defibrillator and prevents it from constantly electrocuting the patient. "
"The pacemaker is similar. When an external magnetic force acts on the pacemaker, it causes the pacemaker to start asynchronous cardiac stimulation. This will lead to bad results," Singh said.
Singh said that currently they have only tested the iPhone 12 Pro on a patient with a defibrillator. At the moment, there are no corresponding tests for patients with pacemakers. Nevertheless, they apply for permission to continue the research. Testing of pacemakers and other defibrillators will continue.
However, since then, Apple has warned that the iPhone 12 series cannot be brought close to medical equipment with a magnet. The company warns against placing the iPhone 12 series near pacemakers, defibrillators and other implants that can react to magnets and radios.
