Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 20, 2023

ResMed AirTouch F20 Mask: Magnetic Interference Risk with Medical Implants

ResMed recalls AirTouch F20 Full Face Masks with magnets that could interfere with medical implants. Affected units include specific model lots sold from 2020. Contact ResMed for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0538-2024Medical device ResMed ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

Masks non-invasive interface for channeling airflow to patients have magnets that have potential magnetic interference with active medical implants that interact with magnets, and metallic implants/objects containing ferromagnetic material so contraindications and warnings about safe distance to medical devices/implants are being updated for patients using masks or anyone in close physical contact

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Contact the company

Recalling firmResMed Ltd.1 Elizabeth Macarthur Dr · Bella Vista, Australia

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

ResMed is recalling AirTouch F20 Full Face Masks that contain magnets which could interfere with medical implants. This poses a risk to patients using the mask or those in close contact with the mask if they have certain medical devices. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/56792-resmed-airtouch-f20-mask-magnetic-interference-risk-with-medical-implants.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/56792-resmed-airtouch-f20-mask-magnetic-interference-risk-with-medical-implants · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0538-2024

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“ResMed AirTouch F20 Mask: Magnetic Interference Risk with Medical Implants.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56792-resmed-airtouch-f20-mask-magnetic-interference-risk-with-medical-implants. Based on FDA recall #Z-0538-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0538-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2023-11-20 that ResMed Ltd. is recalling AirTouch F20 Full Face Masks due to magnets that may interfere with active medical implants. Owners should update the user guide for safe distance warnings. The recall affects 3,816,138 units distributed nationwide and internationally.

How to tell if you have it

AirTouch F20 Full Face Mask
User Guide 638220/version 2020-02 and prior
UPC 00619498630004
UPC 00619498630011
UPC 00619498630028
UPC 00619498630035
UPC 00619498630042
UPC 00619498630059
UPC 00619498630066
UPC 00619498630073
UPC 00619498630080
UPC 00619498630097
UPC 00619498630134
UPC 00619498630141
UPC 00619498630158
UPC 00619498630165
UPC 00619498630172

The hazard

The masks contain magnets that have the potential for magnetic interference with active medical implants and metallic objects containing ferromagnetic material. The company is updating contraindications and warnings about safe distances to medical devices for patients and anyone in close physical contact.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show ResMed Ltd. has issued 3 other recalls since 2019-12-12, including the 2026-06-25 Astral Ventilators Recall for supracapacitor leak risks and the 2023-09-13 Astral 100/150 Ventilators recall for power failure risks. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanners May Have Steel Fittings Risking Injury (2026-02-27) and Canon Medical Vantage Galan 3T MRI Recall: Ice Risk in Superconducting Magnet (2025-12-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the AirTouch F20 Full Face Mask with User Guide 638220/version 2020-02 or earlier. The product has specific UDI-DI/GTIN numbers listed in the recall notice.

Brand
ResMed
Product
AirTouch F20 Full Face Mask and User Guide
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 7 products

All 7 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
US nationwide distribution including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands. OUS (foreign) countries of: AE, AR, AT, AU, BB, BD, BE, BG, BH, BM, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CW, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FO, FR, GB, GF, GG, GL, GP, GR, GT, GY, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IM, IN, IR, IS, IT, JE, JO, JP, KE, KG, KR, KW, LB, LK, LT, LV, LY, MA, MC, MM, MQ, MT, MU, MV, MX, MY, NA, NC, NG, NL, NO, NP, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PF, PH, PK, PL, PM, PT, QA, RE, RO, RS, RU, SA, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SV, TH, TN, TR, TT, TW, UY, VE, VN, WF, YT, ZA

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-0536-2024	AirFit N10 Nasal Masks and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 628153/version 2020-07, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498632008, 619498632893, 619498632060, 619498632077, 619498632299, 619498632015, 619498632084, 619498632022, 619498632237, 619498632190, 619498632213, 619498632220, 619498632183, 619498632206, 619498632268, 619498632244, 619498632114, 619498632251, 619498632091, 619498632107, 619498632152, 619498632121, 619498632138, 619498632275, 619498632169, 619498632145, 619498632176	199,796
Z-0537-2024	AirFit F20 Full Face Mask and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 638220/version 2020-02, 638238/version 2020-12, 638221/version 2020-01, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498634019, 619498634484, 619498634460, 619498634002, 619498634453, 619498634033, 619498634569, 619498634477, 619498634026, 619498634040, 619498634491, 619498634507, 619498634521, 619498634538, 619498640065, 619498640072, 619498634064, 619498640096, 619498634316, 619498640058, 619498634118, 619498640119, 619498634071, 619498634248, 619498634217, 619498634224, 619498634330, 619498634200, 619498634347, 619498634323, 619498634309, 619498634255, 619498634231, 619498634279, 619498634286, 619498634262, 619498634057, 619498634293, 619498634095, 619498634088, 619498634361, 619498634378, 619498634354, 619498640218, 619498640201, 619498640225, 619498634132, 619498634187, 619498634163, 619498634101, 619498634156, 619498634125, 619498634170, 619498640089, 619498640140, 619498634149, 619498640102, 619498640126, 619498640133, 619498634194	11,885,039
Z-0538-2024	AirTouch F20 Full Face Mask and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 638220/version 2020-02, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498630028, 619498630189, 619498630172, 619498630141, 619498630059, 619498630097, 619498630080, 619498630011, 619498630004, 619498630042, 619498630066, 619498630134, 619498630073, 619498630035, 619498630158, 619498630165, 619498630523, 619498630530, 619498630516, 619498630363, 619498630356, 619498630349, 619498630387, 619498630370	3,816,138
Z-0539-2024	AirFit N20 Nasal Mask and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 638218/version 2020-02, 638243/version 2020-06, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498635016, 619498635054, 619498635061, 619498635351, 619498635047, 619498635030, 619498635078, 619498635382, 619498635023, 619498635344, 619498635009, 619498635399, 619498635115, 619498635122, 619498635375, 619498635214, 619498635221, 619498635252, 619498635245, 619498635313, 619498635337, 619498635207, 619498635320, 619498635238, 619498635092, 619498635108, 619498635306, 619498635290, 619498635184, 619498635146, 619498635160, 619498635139, 619498635177, 619498635153	7,724,968
Z-0540-2024	AirTouch N20 Nasal Mask and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 638218/version 2020-02, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498639069, 619498639045, 619498639052, 619498639021, 619498639038, 619498639007, 619498639076, 619498639014, 619498639540, 619498639205, 619498639229, 619498639113, 619498639090, 619498639120, 619498639212	424,309
Z-0541-2024	AirFit F30 Full Face Mask and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 638234/version 2020-07, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498641048, 619498641000, 619498641017, 619498641406, 619498641055, 619498641116, 619498641277, 619498641109, 619498641154, 619498641260, 619498641147	2,660,776
Z-0542-2024	AirFit F30i Full Face Mask and User Guide; All mask lots used with User Guide 638225/version 2020-02, and prior. UDI-DI/GTIN: 619498633326, 619498633067, 619498633012, 619498633340, 619498633302, 619498633333, 619498633050, 619498633319, 619498633005, 619498633135, 619498633128, 619498633364, 619498633388, 619498633371, 619498633401, 619498633395, 619498633104, 619498633142, 619498633111, 619498633081, 619498633074	2,037,323

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Mask Model
Look for the User Guide 638220/version 2020-02 or earlier on the mask packaging.
Contact ResMed
Reach out to ResMed directly for guidance on whether your mask is affected and next steps.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “US nationwide distribution including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands. OUS (foreign) countries of: AE, AR, AT, AU, BB, BD, BE, BG, BH, BM, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CW, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FO, FR, GB, GF, GG, GL,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 37 days after the firm started it.

Nov 20, 2023Firm started the recall
Dec 21, 2023FDA classified it Class I
Dec 27, 2023Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

From the GovInfoNow team · based on the FDA notice · How we make summaries

Do I need to stop using the mask immediately?

The recall does not require immediate stop use; however, if you have medical implants, contact ResMed to discuss safety.

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Link to this recall

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0538-2024 (November 20, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0538-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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