| Subject: | FDA Issues Preliminary Public Health Notification Regarding CT Scans and Possible Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Wed, 16 Jul 2008 - 03:00 pm |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Preliminary Public Health Notification about the potential for electronic devises (e.g. pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators, and implanted or externally worn insulin pumps) to malfunction during computerized tomography (CT) scanning. The FDA has received a small number of reports of adverse events in which CT scans may have interfered with electronic medical devices including:Unintended “shocks” (i.e., stimuli) from... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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