BiPAP and CPAP masks help people with obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory insufficiency or respiratory failure — health conditions that cause pauses in breathing during sleep.

More than 17 million masks for BiPAP and CPAP machines have been recalled, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The agency, in a statement issued last week, said it has received more than 116,000 reports about the breathing devices — BiPAP and CPAP machines — over nearly three years.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday night they are recalling Phillips BiPAP and CPAP masks that use magnetic headgear clips to hold them in place.

The recall stems from Philips’ finding that the magnets embedded in some of its CPAP and BiPAP masks may interact with certain implanted medical devices in both the wearers of the masks and ...

The latest of these came to light this week when both Philips and the FDA alerted users of its CPAP and BiPAP machines—and their caregivers and healthcare providers—to a potential health risk ...

Philips Respironics has recalled some face masks used with CPAP and BiPap machines because they have magnetic headgear clips that can interfere with other medical devices. The recalled masks are ...

The agency, in a statement issued last week, said it has received more than 116,000 reports about the breathing devices — BiPAP and CPAP machines — over nearly three years.

The agency, in a statement issued last week, said it has received more than 116,000 reports about the breathing devices — BiPAP and CPAP machines — over nearly three years.