Masks with magnets have potential adverse effects on select populations with various implanted medical devices or metallic objects in the body. CPAP masks containing magnets can cause injury or even death for people who use them, or in people near a person using a mask with magnets. Out of caution, screen yourself and your bed partners for the contraindications listed below before choosing masks 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 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 labeled as Magnetic Resonance (MR) Unsafe
- Magnetic metallic implants not labeled for MR or not evaluated for safety in a magnetic
field - Metallic splinters in the eye
- Metallic shrapnel in the body
Click here for ResMed's Field Safety Notice About The Use Of Masks With Magnets. Resmed Masks with Magnets include:
- AirFit N10 Nasal Mask
- AirFit N20 Nasal Mask
- AirTouch N20 Nasal Mask
- AirFit F20 Full Face Mask
- AirTouch F20 Full Face Mask
- AirFit F30 Full Face Mask
- AirFit F30i Full Face Mask
- AirFit F40 Full Face Mask
See List of Resmed Masks with Magnets here. This List was printed before the release of AirFit F40.
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/S