They also requested that manufacturers of both the security systems and the medical devices work together to ensure the safety of all types of implantable medical devices when they are in the proximity of radiation fields generated by electronic security systems. Last on the agenda, the Committee heard a presentation on medical telemetry systems and the impact of recent changes in telecommunications guidelines. Expanded television broadcasts, employing frequencies not previously used, have caused interference with local telemetry devices. A similar situation exists with mobile phone services, which are proliferating. The Committee was appreciative of the role FDA has been playing in making the FCC and the broadcast industry aware of the issue, and urged FDA to continue to work to solve the problem.
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Md. The first day's morning session addressed amendments for mammography x-ray equipment, primarily to harmonize standards with the MQSA mammography standards, and to address the issue of whether these standards are more appropriate under this statute rather than the MQSA law. Day 2 was comprised of a status report on cellular phones, microwave clothes dryers, laser standards, electromagnetic interference, medical ultrasound, and mercury vapor lamps.