Masks with magnets have potential adverse effects on individuals with various implanted medical devices or metallic objects in the body. CPAP masks with magnets can cause injury or death for people who use them, or in people near a person using a mask with magnets. Out of an abundance of caution, please screen yourself and your bed partners for all contraindications listed below before selecting a CPAP mask with magnets.
Implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body include:
- Pacemakers
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- Metallic stents (such as aneurysm, coronary, tracheobronchial, and biliary)
- Neurostimulators (such as hypoglossal nerve stimulators)
- Magnetic metallic implants, electrodes, and valves placed in the upper limbs, torso, neck, or
head - Cerebral spinal fluid shunts (such as ventriculoperitoneal shunts)
- Aneurysm clips
- Embolic coils
- Intracranial aneurysm intravascular flow disruption devices
- Metallic cranial plates, screws, burr hole covers, and bone substitute devices
- Ocular implants (such as glaucoma implants and retinal implants; intraocular lenses
placed during cataract surgery are not impacted) - Certain contact lenses with metal
- Implants to restore hearing or balance that have an implanted magnet (such as cochlear
implants, implanted bone conduction hearing devices, and auditory brainstem implants) - Magnetic denture attachments
- Implantable ports and pumps (such as insulin pumps)
- Metallic gastrointestinal clips
- Certain metallic joint replacements
- Devices labelled as Magnetic Resonance (MR) Unsafe
- Magnetic metallic implants not labelled for MR or not evaluated for safety in a magnetic
field - Metallic splinters in the eye
- Metallic shrapnel in the body
Resmed Masks with Magnets include:
- AirFit F20 Full Face Mask
- AirTouch F20 Full Face Mask
- AirFit F30 Full Face Mask
- AirFit F30i Full Face Mask
- AirFit N20 Nasal Mask
- AirTouch N20 Nasal Mask
- AirFit N10 Nasal Mask
Philips Masks Recalled Due to Safety Issues with Magnets include:
- Amara View Full Face Mask
- DreamWisp Nasal Mask
- DreamWear Full Face Mask
- Wisp and Wisp Youth Nasal Mask
- Therapy Mask 3100 NC/SP