Interesting that this would come up. I just read an article in Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine that discusses the fields generated by anti-theft systems.
You can see it at http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/00/01/016.html On Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:45:12 +0000 (GMT), [email protected] wrote: <snip> >I have a friend with a pacemaker / defibrillator. He was told that >this new device would give him a better quality of life than the old >type. > >(No - I will not mention makes) > >However, the antitheft devices at the shop doors (here in the UK) >cause him to be defibrillated! He has not been able to go shopping at >the local center since his heart attack two years ago. > >The makers of the device say that it meets all the standards. His >surgeon will change it to a different make but requires payment for >the operation and the device. Nobody will tell him that any new device >will be able to withstand the fields generated by the antitheft >systems. > >B.T.W. The antitheft systems meet their requirements. <snip> ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
