Hi As much fun as this is, once it moves over to wireless charging as the likely issue ….. that’s getting pretty far from TimeNuts main focus…..
Bob > On Nov 1, 2018, at 5:08 PM, David Witten <witt...@wwrinc.com> wrote: > > Ok, one last try: > > From AuntMinnie.com, free but subscrip[tion-based newslettter for clinical > radiologists and related staff: > > > November 1, 2018 -- A second imaging facility is reporting problems with > Apple devices that appear to be related to the operation of the center's > MRI scanner. Nearly 10 late-model Apple iPhones and Watches were > permanently disabled at a Delaware center after it ramped down its MRI > magnet. > > CNMRI is an imaging facility in Dover, DE, that specializes in neurology > and sleep medicine. It operates a 1.5-tesla MRI magnet and also performs > studies such as polysomnography, nerve conduction, and home sleep studies, > according to Dr. Robert Varipapa, a neurologist at the center. > > In mid-October, field service engineers from an imaging OEM arrived and > ramped the magnet down and then back up again. Immediately thereafter, > staff members at the center who owned Apple devices with wireless charging > reported that their devices were disabled. Approximately eight or nine > devices were affected, according to Varipapa. > > Only newer-model Apple products such as the iPhone 8 and iPhone 10 were > affected, he added. Those with older models didn't experience any problems, > nor did staff with Android phones. > > The Delaware center's experience is similar to that of an Illinois hospital > that also reported conflict > <https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=mri&pag=dis&ItemID=123398>s > between its MRI scanner and iPhones. That site reported that nearly 40 > iPhones stopped working after the installation of a new MRI scanner. The > problem was attributed to helium gas that may have leaked during the > installation and found its way into the mechanical workings of the phones. > > But there are also crucial differences between the Illinois incident and > the experience at the Delaware center. For one thing, the Delaware site > never experienced a helium leak, to Varipapa's knowledge. Also, while the > Illinois site reported problems with Apple models at the iPhone 6 level and > above, in Delaware the problem was restricted to newer models with wireless > charging -- no iPhone 6 devices were affected, Varipapa told AuntMinnie.com. > > Finally, at the Illinois hospital, some of the iPhones began working again > after the helium inside the devices apparently dissipated. At CNMRI, all of > the smartphones were permanently disabled, and staff had to get new ones. > > Varipapa said CNMRI's physicist told him that the center's experience is > not an uncommon one. The physicist has heard that some field service > engineers tell staff members to place smartphones in their cars' glove > boxes when MRI magnets are being serviced, he said. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.