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The FDA today issued a notice confirming that a recall of Philips Respironics face masks is Class I, the most serious kind. 

The mask recall was announced after 14 serious injuries were reported, including pacemaker failure, arrhythmia, seizures, and irregular blood pressure, the FDA said.

Magnets in the recalled masks, used in breathing machines for sleep apnea, can interfere with pacemakers and other lifesaving medical devices.

The mask recall was announced after 14 serious injuries were reported, including pacemaker failure, arrhythmia, seizures, and irregular blood pressure, the FDA said.

The mask recall was announced after 14 serious injuries were reported, including pacemaker failure, arrhythmia, seizures, and irregular blood pressure, the FDA said.

BiPAP and CPAP machines help people with obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory insufficiency or respiratory failure.

Due to a serious safety concern, more than 17 million masks made by Phillips Respironics are being recalled.

Certain Philips Respironics masks that are used with BiPAP and CPAP machines are being recalled due to a serious safety concern.

SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients, caregivers and health care pr...

There have been 14 reports of "serious injury," including seizures and a failed pacemaker.