This week, the American company, “Apple”, updated a support document published on its official website, in which it added a list of products that must be kept at a safe distance from medical devices, specifically the pacemaker, as a result of possible magnetic interference from them.
In its updated document, Apple advises that the products listed below should be kept at a safe distance from medical devices (more than 6 inches or more than 12 inches if one of their products charges wirelessly):
– AirPods wireless headphones, charging case and wireless charging case, AirPods Pro headphones and their wireless charging case, AirPods Max headphones and their smart case
– Apple smartwatches, magnetic wristbands, and magnetic watch charging accessories
– HomePod headphones of all models, including the HomePod Mini.
– iPad tablet (Mini, Air and Pro) and all their accessories (smart covers and smart keyboard).
iPhone 12 phones with all its models and MagSafe accessories.
Mac computers and all models (Mini, Pro, Book Air and Book Pro), iMac, Apple Pro XDR screen and Beats headphones.
And earlier this June, the American Heart Association said in a small study of different types of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators that 11 of 14 heart devices experienced interference, when the iPhone 12 Pro Max was placed close to the heart device (within 1.5 centimeters), even when the medical device was still in the manufacturer’s sealed packaging.
It is noteworthy that Apple warned its consumers last January to keep the iPhone 12 at least 6 inches away with regular use, or at least one foot while charging the phone wirelessly.
The “MacRoomers” website, which specializes in Apple news and leaks, added that the warning comes days after doctors announced that new phones could interfere with implants.
They confirmed that in a test they conducted, they discovered that the “iPhone 12” phone led to the fall of a defibrillator that was hanging near it.