Designation:F2401−16StandardPracticeforSecurityCheckpointMetalDetectorScreeningofPersonswithMedicalDevices1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2401;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thefollowingpracticeisintendedtoaddresstheneedsandconcernsofpersonswithimplanted,active,medicaldevicesoractiveambulatorymedicaldevices,aswellaspassiveimplantedmedicaldevices,whilemaintainingtheintegrityofthesecuritycheckpoint.1.2Activeandpassiveimplantedmedicaldevicesarebeingusedatanincreasingrateasameanstoprolongandimprovequalityoflife.Althoughthesemedicaldevicesaretypicallydesignedtooperateintheelectromagneticenvironmentexpe-riencedindailylife,thereisapotentialforthedisruptionofactivemedicaldevicefunctionwhenexposedtocertainelec-tromagneticfieldsemittedbycommonlyencounteredelectri-callypoweredproducts,includinghandheldandwalk-throughmetaldetectorsusedinsecuritycheckpointscreening.Inaddition,someactiveorpassiveimplanteddevicesmaytriggertheunintendedalarmofthemetaldetector.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesshowninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ISOStandards:2ISO14117Activeimplantablemedicaldevices–Electro-magneticcompatibility–EMCtestprotocolsforimplant-ablecardiacpacemakers,implantablecardioverterdefibrillators,andcardiacresynchronizationdevicesISO14708-1Implantsforsurgery–Activeimplantablemedicaldevices–Part1:Generalrequirementsforsafety,markingandforinformationtobeprovidedbythemanufacturerISO14708-2Implantsforsurgery–Activeimplantablemedicaldevic...
