Smartphones and watches 'can interfere with pacemakers and defibrillators'
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dailyrecord.co.ukpacemakers and defibrillators, warns a new study. Magnets used in new-generation electronics could block medical devices unless they are kept more than six inches away, say scientists.
Pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators are designed to keep a patient's heart beating regularly and not too slowly by sending electrical pulses.
Around 25,000 pacemakers are implanted in the UK every year, making it one of the most common types of heart operation.These devices can be paused during surgery or medical treatment where interference is possible, also known as "magnet mode".But that feature can be accidentally activated by magnetic fields greater than 10G (magnetic flux density) and cause serious harm to the patient.Historically, only large magnets.
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