That iP-12 and pacemaker interrupt problem sounds dangerous, But how does iPhone 12 work with penile implants? Oh cool. It connects Pornhub videos with the computerized inflator via Bluetooth.
Iphone 12 ? Damn last time I looked they were the Iphone 4 or something like that. I'm using a 9 y/o Motorola android on a consumer cellular account that cost me $32 a month and has worked just fine all that time. JD
“If you place a magnet on the pacemaker, the pacemaker will slightly increase its heart rate and speed up the heart a little bit,” he said.
That's not necessarily the case (that it will increase the pacing rate, because it depends on what the PM was programmed to do in the first place). But a magnet *is* placed over the pacemaker for diagnostic (what are the settings?) and programming purposes. The theoretical risk is that one might accidentally reprogram the pacemaker by subjecting it to a moving electromagnetic field, such as the one generated by a phone. Same reason the airport RapeyScanner is actually okay for people with pacemakers, but the (magnetic) metal detector and the handheld wand are not. The actual risk of accidentally resetting the pacemaker into adverse settings is really small, so this is more of an insurance and liability issue.
That iP-12 and pacemaker interrupt problem sounds dangerous, But how does iPhone 12 work with penile implants? Oh cool. It connects Pornhub videos with the computerized inflator via Bluetooth.
ReplyDeleteIphone 12 ? Damn last time I looked they were the Iphone 4 or something like that. I'm using a 9 y/o Motorola android on a consumer cellular account that cost me $32 a month and has worked just fine all that time.
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Like I need another reason to not buy an Apple product.
ReplyDeleteThis is new Cuomo model from Apple.
ReplyDelete“If you place a magnet on the pacemaker, the pacemaker will slightly increase its heart rate and speed up the heart a little bit,” he said.
ReplyDeleteThat's not necessarily the case (that it will increase the pacing rate, because it depends on what the PM was programmed to do in the first place). But a magnet *is* placed over the pacemaker for diagnostic (what are the settings?) and programming purposes. The theoretical risk is that one might accidentally reprogram the pacemaker by subjecting it to a moving electromagnetic field, such as the one generated by a phone. Same reason the airport RapeyScanner is actually okay for people with pacemakers, but the (magnetic) metal detector and the handheld wand are not. The actual risk of accidentally resetting the pacemaker into adverse settings is really small, so this is more of an insurance and liability issue.