Thread: iPad Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators
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Old 05-10-2013, 07:40 AM   #4
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Yes, it's not remotely news - patients with these devices are routinely warned to never, ever get magnetic items or cellphones closer than 6 inches from their chest.

Here are examples of info sheets given to such people:

http://www.medtronic.com/rhythms/dow...ets_online.pdf

http://www.bostonscientific.com/temp...L/CRM/patient/
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