Magnets Can Interfere with Certain Implanted Metallic Medical Devices and Metallic Objects in the Body Potential adverse events can happen in people who use the ResMed mask with magnets, or in people near a person using the mask. The magnets can potentially cause injury or death if used near people who have certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, such as: Pacemakers Implantable cardioverter defibrillators Metallic stents (such as aneurysm, coronary, tracheobronchial, and biliary) Neurostimulators, 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) 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) Dental implants Implantable ports and pumps (such as insulin pumps) Metallic splinters in the eye Metallic shrapnel in the body If the magnets affect the functioning or induce movement of certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, the potential risks may include: For cerebral spinal fluid and ventriculoperitoneal shunts: potential increased pressure on the eye or brain, which may be fatal. For aneurysm clips: disrupted suture lines or clip separation, which may be fatal. For pacemakers: heart block or irregular heartbeat, which may be fatal. For cardioverter defibrillators: may fail to shock, which may be fatal. For neurostimulators: compression of the brain, seizures, or lead migration, which may be fatal.
Thank you for sharing, I will let my fellow CPAP users know. Therapy going great 7 year nightly survivor (lol) Love the therapy, best life changing health improvement.
I had a pacemaker implanted on Nov.16, 2023 & came home the next day. That afternoon I was on YT and saw a warning about these masks & the possibility of the magnets interrupting the pacemaker. I've worn an F30i mask and others with the magnetic clasps for the past 5 years or so. I called my local medical supply house and they have been aware of the issue for more than a year. I was told they always recommend a non magnetic mask for anyone that they are aware of who has a pacemaker. They had me come down that afternoon & had me try an N30i to see how it would work for me and after a few nights of dealing with a poor mask seal, I went back and picked up a P30i mask. It's by far the best mask I've used since starting with BiPap. And no magnets.
Magnets Can Interfere with Certain Implanted Metallic Medical Devices and Metallic Objects in the Body Potential adverse events can happen in people who use the ResMed mask with magnets, or in people near a person using the mask. The magnets can potentially cause injury or death if used near people who have certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, such as: Pacemakers Implantable cardioverter defibrillators Metallic stents (such as aneurysm, coronary, tracheobronchial, and biliary) Neurostimulators, 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) 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) Dental implants Implantable ports and pumps (such as insulin pumps) Metallic splinters in the eye Metallic shrapnel in the body If the magnets affect the functioning or induce movement of certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, the potential risks may include: For cerebral spinal fluid and ventriculoperitoneal shunts: potential increased pressure on the eye or brain, which may be fatal. For aneurysm clips: disrupted suture lines or clip separation, which may be fatal. For pacemakers: heart block or irregular heartbeat, which may be fatal. For cardioverter defibrillators: may fail to shock, which may be fatal. For neurostimulators: compression of the brain, seizures, or lead migration, which may be fatal.
Magnets Can Interfere with Certain Implanted Metallic Medical Devices and Metallic Objects in the Body
Potential adverse events can happen in people who use the ResMed mask with magnets, or in people near a person using the mask.
The magnets can potentially cause injury or death if used near people who have certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, such as:
Pacemakers
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Metallic stents (such as aneurysm, coronary, tracheobronchial, and biliary)
Neurostimulators, 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)
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)
Dental implants
Implantable ports and pumps (such as insulin pumps)
Metallic splinters in the eye
Metallic shrapnel in the body
If the magnets affect the functioning or induce movement of certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, the potential risks may include:
For cerebral spinal fluid and ventriculoperitoneal shunts: potential increased pressure on the eye or brain, which may be fatal.
For aneurysm clips: disrupted suture lines or clip separation, which may be fatal.
For pacemakers: heart block or irregular heartbeat, which may be fatal.
For cardioverter defibrillators: may fail to shock, which may be fatal.
For neurostimulators: compression of the brain, seizures, or lead migration, which may be fatal.
Thank you for sharing, I will let my fellow CPAP users know. Therapy going great 7 year nightly survivor (lol) Love the therapy, best life changing health improvement.
Thank you for this. Good advice. I have a P20 and P30i mask, but no implanted medical device, so I can now relax.
I had a pacemaker implanted on Nov.16, 2023 & came home the next day. That afternoon I was on YT and saw a warning about these masks & the possibility of the magnets interrupting the pacemaker. I've worn an F30i mask and others with the magnetic clasps for the past 5 years or so. I called my local medical supply house and they have been aware of the issue for more than a year. I was told they always recommend a non magnetic mask for anyone that they are aware of who has a pacemaker. They had me come down that afternoon & had me try an N30i to see how it would work for me and after a few nights of dealing with a poor mask seal, I went back and picked up a P30i mask. It's by far the best mask I've used since starting with BiPap. And no magnets.
Thanks for sharing and all the best in your PAP Journey!
Recall is jussst for implanted devices????? Not like the Phillips toxic gas or foam issues?
Magnets Can Interfere with Certain Implanted Metallic Medical Devices and Metallic Objects in the Body
Potential adverse events can happen in people who use the ResMed mask with magnets, or in people near a person using the mask.
The magnets can potentially cause injury or death if used near people who have certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, such as:
Pacemakers
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Metallic stents (such as aneurysm, coronary, tracheobronchial, and biliary)
Neurostimulators, 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)
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)
Dental implants
Implantable ports and pumps (such as insulin pumps)
Metallic splinters in the eye
Metallic shrapnel in the body
If the magnets affect the functioning or induce movement of certain implanted metallic medical devices or metallic objects in the body, the potential risks may include:
For cerebral spinal fluid and ventriculoperitoneal shunts: potential increased pressure on the eye or brain, which may be fatal.
For aneurysm clips: disrupted suture lines or clip separation, which may be fatal.
For pacemakers: heart block or irregular heartbeat, which may be fatal.
For cardioverter defibrillators: may fail to shock, which may be fatal.
For neurostimulators: compression of the brain, seizures, or lead migration, which may be fatal.