{"id":5071,"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-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:43:11","slug":"urgent-safety-notice-masks-with-magnets-potential-magnetic-interference-with-certain-medical-devices-2","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-2\/","title":{"rendered":"URGENT SAFETY NOTICE MASKS WITH MAGNETS &#8211; POTENTIAL MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL DEVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the recommendations of our suppliers, 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 that may be affected by magnetic interference.<\/p>\n<p>Medical implants\/devices, including those listed in contraindications, may be adversely affected if they change function under the influence of external magnetic fields or if they contain ferromagnetic materials that attract\/repel magnetic fields.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to your doctor and the manufacturer of your implant or other medical devices for information on the potential adverse effects of magnetic fields.<\/p>\n<h3>Updated contraindications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pacemaker<\/li>\n<li>Implantable<\/li>\n<li>Neurostimulator<\/li>\n<li>Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion<\/li>\n<li>Insulin\/infusion pump<\/li>\n<li>Aneurysm clamps\/Flow break device<\/li>\n<li>Embolic coils<\/li>\n<li>Endoprostheses (stents)<\/li>\n<li>Valves<\/li>\n<li>Electrodes<\/li>\n<li>Hypoglossal nerve stimulators (cranial nerve intended for the tongue musculature)<\/li>\n<li>Devices labeled unsafe magnetic resonance<\/li>\n<li>Eye implants<\/li>\n<li>Metal chips in the eye<\/li>\n<li>Metal contact lenses<\/li>\n<li>Implants intended to restore hearing or balance with implanted magnets<\/li>\n<li>Dental implants<\/li>\n<li>Metal skull plates<\/li>\n<li>Drill<\/li>\n<li>Screws<\/li>\n<li>Gastrointestinal metal clips<\/li>\n<li>Bone replacement devices<\/li>\n<li>Magnetic metal implants labeled unsafe for magnetic resonance or rated unsafe in amagnetic field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the recommendations of our suppliers, 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 that may be affected by magnetic interference. Medical implants\/devices, including those listed in contraindications, may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5071","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}