> A safety function designed by the manufacturer had taken its cue from the sudden current running through the house and caused the device to switch itself off
The way this is worded seems as if the device knows what current runs through the house wiring, through sensors in the house communicating with the device. Is that the case? Or do they simply mean the electromagnetic field of the lightning caused current in the implant?
The Medtronic device is designed to shut off if it thinks it is delivering enough current to go past a certain charge density in brain tissue (calculated/assumed)
The way this is worded seems as if the device knows what current runs through the house wiring, through sensors in the house communicating with the device. Is that the case? Or do they simply mean the electromagnetic field of the lightning caused current in the implant?