ASTM F2401-04
(Practice)Standard Practice for Security Checkpoint Metal Detector Screening of Persons with Medical Devices
Standard Practice for Security Checkpoint Metal Detector Screening of Persons with Medical Devices
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice is intended to be used as a guide for the design, configuration, and operation of security checkpoints to minimize exposure of ambulatory medical devices to the electromagnetic fields emitted by metal detector security systems. Guidance is presented for signage and information to help identify persons with ambulatory medical devices and process them through the security checkpoint.
This practice is intended to help in the training of checkpoint screeners to address the concerns of persons with ambulatory medical devices and to respond to their needs.
This practice is intended to aid the medical community in advising medical device users who may be affected to identify themselves at security checkpoints so their concerns may be addressed.
This practice is intended to aid medical device manufacturers to provide consistent information for medical device users, patients, and checkpoint screeners.
SCOPE
1.1 The following practice is intended to address the needs and concerns of persons with implanted, active, medical devices or active ambulatory medical devices, as well as passive implanted medical devices, while maintaining the integrity of the security checkpoint.
1.2 Active and passive implanted medical devices are being used at an increasing rate as a means to prolong and improve quality of life. Although these medical devices are typically designed to operate in the electromagnetic environment experienced in daily life, there is a potential for the disruption of active medical device function when exposed to certain electromagnetic fields emitted by commonly encountered electrically powered products, including handheld and walk-through metal detectors used in security checkpoint screening. In addition, some active or passive implanted devices may trigger the unintended alarm of the metal detector.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values shown in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F2401–04
Standard Practice for
Security Checkpoint Metal Detector Screening of Persons
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with Medical Devices
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2401; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope therapy such as drugs or electrical stimulation. These devices
can be implanted, patient worn, or both.
1.1 The following practice is intended to address the needs
2.1.2 ambulatory medical devices, n—any medical device
and concerns of persons with implanted, active, medical
(active or nonactive) that can be body mounted, worn, im-
devices or active ambulatory medical devices, as well as
planted, or otherwise mobile with the patient and thus subject
passive implanted medical devices, while maintaining the
to screening at the security checkpoint.
integrity of the security checkpoint.
2.1.3 archway, n—physical structure of a walk-through
1.2 Active and passive implanted medical devices are being
metal detector.
used at an increasing rate as a means to prolong and improve
2.1.4 electromagnetic field, n—when referenced in this
quality of life. Although these medical devices are typically
practice, it describes the energy field created by the metal
designed to operate in the electromagnetic environment expe-
detector as a means to produce a response to materials with
rienced in daily life, there is a potential for the disruption of
electrical conductivity or magnetic susceptibility, or both. The
active medical device function when exposed to certain elec-
electromagnetic fields used in metal detectors for security
tromagnetic fields emitted by commonly encountered electri-
screening applications are typically low frequency and vary
cally powered products, including handheld and walk-through
with time and locations.
metal detectors used in security checkpoint screening. In
2.1.5 handheld metal detector, n—portable metal detector
addition, some active or passive implanted devices may trigger
product used by a security screener to provide localized
the unintended alarm of the metal detector.
searches of a person.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
2.1.6 passive (nonactive) medical devices,
standard. The values shown in parentheses are for information
n—nonelectrically powered medical devices. These types of
only.
medical devices may have sufficient metallic content to cause
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
a response from a metal detector. These devices can be
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
implanted, patient worn, or both.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
2.1.7 security checkpoint, n—access point equipped with
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
personnel and screening devices used as a means to control the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
flow of weapons or contraband material, or both.
2. Terminology 2.1.8 security screener, n—trained person performing the
necessary functions at a security checkpoint.
2.1 Definitions:
2.1.9 walk-through metal detector, n—permanently placed
2.1.1 active medical devices, n—electrically powered medi-
metal detector product typically in an archway form that
cal devices, usually employing electronic circuitry, for human
provides a search of the entire body as a person passes through
physiological monitoring or to deliver medical treatment or
the detector.
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3. Summary of Practice
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F12 on Security
Systems and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F12.60 on
3.1 This practice provides the means to identify, evaluate,
Controlled Access Security, Search, and Screening Equipment.
andscreenpersonswithambulatorymedicaldevicesandreport
Current edition approved May 1, 2004. Published May 2004. DOI: 10.1520/
F2401-04. incidences involving medical device users.
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3.2 These means shall include security checkpoint layout, 5.3 Reporting—Incidents of medical device disruption from
signage, screening procedures, screener training, and informa- exposure to the security equipment that result in injury to the
tion for the medical community (physicians, nurses, device device user or complaint should immediately be reported to the
manufacturers, patients, and so forth) about checkpoint secu- security personnel, preferably to the checkpoint supervisor.
rityprocedures
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