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’s AFib History feature makes it the first digital health device cleared for an FDA program that qualifies devices for clinical studies.

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge 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 Device Development Tools (MDDT) program — a first for a “digital health technology.

The Apple Watch AFib feature – which detects abnormal heartbeat patterns indicative of atrial fibrillation – has received a

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.

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.