{"id":5068,"date":"2024-04-16T09:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcds.sitewebwordpress.com\/2024\/04\/16\/urgent-safety-notice-masks-with-magnets-potential-magnetic-interference-with-certain-medical-devices\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T09:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:04:53","slug":"urgent-safety-notice-masks-with-magnets-potential-magnetic-interference-with-certain-medical-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/2024\/04\/16\/urgent-safety-notice-masks-with-magnets-potential-magnetic-interference-with-certain-medical-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"URGENT SAFETY NOTICE MASKS WITH MAGNETS &#8211; POTENTIAL MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL DEVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following our suppliers&#8217; recommendations, this warning applies to you or anyone in close physical contact with your mask.<\/p>\n<p>Keep mask magnets at a safe distance of at least 150 mm (6 inches) from implants or medical devices likely to be affected by magnetic interference.<\/p>\n<p>Medical implants\/devices, including those listed in the contraindications, may be adversely affected if they change function under the effect of external magnetic fields, or if they contain ferromagnetic materials that attract\/repel magnetic fields.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your doctor and the manufacturer of your implant or other medical device for information on the potential adverse effects of magnetic fields.<\/p>\n<h3>Updated contraindications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardiac pacemaker<\/li>\n<li>Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)<\/li>\n<li>Neurostimulator<\/li>\n<li>Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion<\/li>\n<li>Pump<\/li>\n<li>Aneurysm clips\/ Flow breakers<\/li>\n<li>Embolic coils<\/li>\n<li>Stents<\/li>\n<li>Valves<\/li>\n<li>Electrodes<\/li>\n<li>Hypoglossal nerve stimulators (cranial nerve for tongue muscles)<\/li>\n<li>Labeled devices<\/li>\n<li>Ocular implants<\/li>\n<li>Metallic splinters in the eye<\/li>\n<li>Metal contact lenses<\/li>\n<li>Implants to restore hearing or balance with implanted magnets<\/li>\n<li>Dental implants<\/li>\n<li>Cranial plates<\/li>\n<li>Drill hole covers<\/li>\n<li>The screws<\/li>\n<li>Gastro metal clips<\/li>\n<li>Bone replacement devices<\/li>\n<li>Magnetic metal implants labeled unsafe for magnetic resonance or evaluated as unsafe in a magnetic field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following our suppliers&#8217; recommendations, this warning applies to you or anyone in close physical contact with your mask. Keep mask magnets at a safe distance of at least 150 mm (6 inches) from implants or medical devices likely to be affected by magnetic interference. Medical implants\/devices, including those listed in the contraindications, may be adversely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}