The BiPAP and CPAP machines are intended to aid a patient’s breathing during sleep and are used for health conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory insufficiency or respiratory failure. Some of the machine’s masks — DreamWisp, DreamWear, Amara View, Wisp and Wisp Youth — should not be worn by people with metallic objects in their body, such as shrapnel, or be used near bed partners with implanted metallic devices.
The reports of serious injury include “pacemaker failure, arrhythmia, seizures and irregular blood pressure related to use of the recalled masks,” according to the FDA.
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