Apple Watch Key Health Feature Wins 1st-Of-A Kind Approval
The Apple Watch has long had a strong focus on health and wellness. In the last few days, the FDA has just announced that it has qualified one feature, the Atrial Fibrillation history feature as a Medical Device Development Tool.
Apple Watch AFib History Feature Qualified by FDA to Evaluate Medical Devices
Apple's atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature on Apple Watch has been qualified by the FDA under its Medical Device Development Tools
The Apple Watch just made history with a feature that can save your life
The Apple Watch has been a bit of a game-changer for health and fitness thanks to its ability to push people to move more, sleep longer and break a sweat with Apple Fitness+. But the wearable has just made history as the first digital health tech device to receive FDA approval.
Apple Watch AFib feature gets new FDA seal of approval
The Apple Watch AFib feature – which detects abnormal heartbeat patterns indicative of atrial fibrillation – has received a
The Apple Watch Is Now Qualified for Clinical AFib Monitoring
The Apple Watch’s ability to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) is one of its most celebrated life-saving features, and multiple studies have shown it’s amazingly accurate. Now, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is adding its voice to the chorus.
Apple Watch feature becomes first digital health tech to receive this FDA approval
But perhaps even more notable is that the Apple Watch AFib feature becomes the first ever digital health technology to qualify under the FDA's MDDT program.
FDA qualifies Apple Watch’s AFib history for use in clinical studies
The Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature, which records and alerts the wearer’s relevant heart events, has been qualified to join the FDA’s Medical Devic
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