Medical devices containing radioactive material (implanted, ingested, or fitted) · FAA (air transport)
For Medical devices containing radioactive material (implanted, ingested, or fitted), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on only; not allowed in checked bags; conditions is For implanted or externally fitted medical devices containing lithium batteries, the quantity limits for portable electronic devices apply, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item or substance
- Medical devices containing radioactive material (implanted, ingested, or fitted)
- Authority
- FAA (air transport) our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- carry-on only; not allowed in checked bags our reading
- Conditions
- For implanted or externally fitted medical devices containing lithium batteries, the quantity limits for portable electronic devices apply.
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Heart pacemakers that contain radioactive materials or lithium batteries and radiopharmaceuticals that have been ingested, injected, or implanted. For medical devices containing lithium batteries that are implanted or externally fitted, or carried by passengers and crew, the quantity limits for Portable Electronic Devices apply.
— faa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- faa.govhttps://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/medical-devices