Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology
Background Magnet wireless charging is being utilized increasingly in current generation smartphones. Apple's MagSafe is a proprietary wireless charging technology with an array of magnets that has the capacity to generate magnet fieldstrength >50 gauss (G). We hypothesize that there is clin...
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| author | Fahd Nadeem Arismendy Nunez Garcia Cao Thach Tran Michael Wu |
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| description | Background Magnet wireless charging is being utilized increasingly in current generation smartphones. Apple's MagSafe is a proprietary wireless charging technology with an array of magnets that has the capacity to generate magnet fieldstrength >50 gauss (G). We hypothesize that there is clinically significant magnet interference caused by Apple's MagSafe technology on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED). Methods and Results This study has an in vivo and an ex vivo component. The in vivo component consists of consecutive patients who presented to the electrophysiology laboratory with previously implanted CIEDs. The iPhone 12 Pro Max was directly placed on the skin over the pocket of these patients and the effect was studied by device interrogation. For the ex vivo component of the study, CIEDs from major device companies were tested for magnetic interference caused by iPhone 12 Pro Max through unopened packages. We found that iPhone 12 Pro Max resulted in clinically identifiable magnet interference in 3/3 (100%) participants in vivo and in 8/11 (72.7%) devices ex vivo. Conclusions Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max MagSafe technology can cause magnet interference on CIEDs and has the potential to inhibit lifesaving therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcca1fb61cd749099b1ea6b89a382cfe2023-11-17T17:20:44ZengWileyJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease2047-99802021-06-01101210.1161/JAHA.121.020818Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe TechnologyFahd Nadeem0Arismendy Nunez Garcia1Cao Thach Tran2Michael Wu3Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute and Brown University Providence RIDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute and Brown University Providence RIDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute and Brown University Providence RIDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute and Brown University Providence RIBackground Magnet wireless charging is being utilized increasingly in current generation smartphones. Apple's MagSafe is a proprietary wireless charging technology with an array of magnets that has the capacity to generate magnet fieldstrength >50 gauss (G). We hypothesize that there is clinically significant magnet interference caused by Apple's MagSafe technology on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED). Methods and Results This study has an in vivo and an ex vivo component. The in vivo component consists of consecutive patients who presented to the electrophysiology laboratory with previously implanted CIEDs. The iPhone 12 Pro Max was directly placed on the skin over the pocket of these patients and the effect was studied by device interrogation. For the ex vivo component of the study, CIEDs from major device companies were tested for magnetic interference caused by iPhone 12 Pro Max through unopened packages. We found that iPhone 12 Pro Max resulted in clinically identifiable magnet interference in 3/3 (100%) participants in vivo and in 8/11 (72.7%) devices ex vivo. Conclusions Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max MagSafe technology can cause magnet interference on CIEDs and has the potential to inhibit lifesaving therapy.https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.020818hall‐effect sensorimplantable cardioverter/defibrillatormagnetpacemakerreed switchsmartphone |
| spellingShingle | Fahd Nadeem Arismendy Nunez Garcia Cao Thach Tran Michael Wu Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease hall‐effect sensor implantable cardioverter/defibrillator magnet pacemaker reed switch smartphone |
| title | Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology |
| title_full | Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology |
| title_fullStr | Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology |
| title_short | Magnetic Interference on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices From Apple iPhone MagSafe Technology |
| title_sort | magnetic interference on cardiac implantable electronic devices from apple iphone magsafe technology |
| topic | hall‐effect sensor implantable cardioverter/defibrillator magnet pacemaker reed switch smartphone |
| url | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.020818 |
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