TY - GEN
T1 - Numerical Investigation of the Interaction of Wireless EM fields with Implantable Medical Devices
AU - Duque, J. L.
AU - Urbina, R.
AU - Pérez, M. R.
AU - Araque, J. L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 European Association for Antennas and Propagation.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This work presents an analysis of the interaction of the electromagnetic field generated by wireless communication systems on Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) via a simplified model that provides a first-order approximation and via high accuracy full-wave simulation that takes into account the details of the human body holding the implant, the source of electromagnetic field, and the Implantable Medical Device (IMD) geometry and materials. Our results indicate that cellular communication devices, both Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and User Equipment (UE) do not exceed the susceptibility requirement specified for IMDs, while walkie-talkie, even when used according to common manufacturer recommendations, generate a field significantly above this limit.
AB - This work presents an analysis of the interaction of the electromagnetic field generated by wireless communication systems on Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) via a simplified model that provides a first-order approximation and via high accuracy full-wave simulation that takes into account the details of the human body holding the implant, the source of electromagnetic field, and the Implantable Medical Device (IMD) geometry and materials. Our results indicate that cellular communication devices, both Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and User Equipment (UE) do not exceed the susceptibility requirement specified for IMDs, while walkie-talkie, even when used according to common manufacturer recommendations, generate a field significantly above this limit.
KW - Implantable medical devices
KW - cellular communications
KW - electromagnetic compatibility
KW - electromagnetic field
KW - pacemaker
KW - walkie-talkie
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85162190993&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133801
DO - 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133801
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85162190993
T3 - 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
BT - 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
Y2 - 26 March 2023 through 31 March 2023
ER -