Pap-Ion Magnetic Inductor

Pap-Ion Magnetic Inductor

Pap-Ion Magnetic Inductor (PAP-IMI or Papimi) is an electromagnetic "energy medicine" device manufactured in Greece. It is illegal for use in the United States due to lack of FDA approval.[1][2] Jay Inslee of the House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations states that it "claims to pulse the body with electromagnetic waves, has been marketed as a rapid-healing machine to patients suffering cancer, AIDS, chronic fatigue and allergies, among other health problems." The device is described as "potentially dangerous".[3] Health Canada has issued a recommendation for the public to avoid use of these risky, unlicensed devices, and has ordered the Canada Border Services Agency to seize them upon attempted import into the country.[4]

Actor Dan Haggerty has appeared in commercial endorsements for the device, although there is no evidence he was aware of the legal and ethical problems associated with it at the time he agreed to endorse it.[1]

Although importation of the device to the US is illegal, a number of machines were imported under fraudulent descriptions.[5][6]

The manufacturer of the Pap-ion Magnetic Inductor asserts the device is safe and effective, listing private case studies on its website.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Miracle Machines: The 21st-Century Snake Oil". Seattle Times. December 26, 2008. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/medicaldevices/. 
  2. ^ Risky devices found in Issaquah, Bellevue, Seattle Times, 19 November 2007
  3. ^ Letter from rep. Jay Inslee (House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations), 20 November 2007.
  4. ^ Use of Unlicensed Pap-Ion Magnetic Inductor May Pose Health Risk, 28 December, 2007.
  5. ^ "Federal agency bans import of fugitive's 'miracle machines'". Sun Journal (Seattle). 9 December 2007. http://www.sunjournal.com/node/101645. 
  6. ^ California Court Bans Unubstantiated Claims for Pap-IMI Device
  7. ^ Studies

External links

Stub icon This health-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.