Sleep apnoea mask recalled over safety fears

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare has recalled a piece of equipment used to treat people with sleep apnoea.

The problem concerns a tab on the plastic connector used in earlier models of a mask that keeps air flowing to patients.

The company said the tab on its Continuous Positive Airways Pressure system could break off if cleaning instructions were not followed correctly and there was a possibility a user could breath it in. Masks made since April are not affected by the recall.

Most of the masks are on the Australasian market and there have been only a small number of reported incidents with 0.01 per cent of the masks affected.

- NEWSTALK ZB