This morning Fitbit landed FDA clearance for its long-awaited photoplethysmography atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection algorithm. The algorithm will be part of Fitbit's new Irregular Heart Rhythm ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Google's Fitbit photoplethysmography (PPG) algorithm to identify atrial fibrillation (AFib). Google says the AFib detection feature will be coming soon ...

Just a few months after Fitbit roped in FDA clearance for an algorithm that could be embedded into its eponymous health-tracking wearables to detect atrial fibrillation, the technology is ready to hit ...

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration granted another 510(k) clearance to iRhythm Technologies for its AI-powered software system designed for use with Verily’s irregular pulse tracking watch.

In 2018, Apple irrevocably blurred the line between consumer technology and medical devices as it landed FDA approval for a pair of high-tech features. One allows the Apple Watch to perform ...

Fitbit has received clearance from the FDA for an algorithm that aims to check for signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in the background. Currently, a Fitbit tracker is only able to scan for an ...

Just a few weeks after announcing its intentions, Fitbit and Google have today announced that clearance has been granted in the United States for select trackers and smartwatches to detect irregular ...

About 1 in 3 people with atrial fibrillation — the most common type of heart rhythm disorder — do not know they have the condition, which is problematic considering it increases the risk of stroke, ...

The FDA just granted clearance to a suite of algorithms that could help healthcare providers in the US more accurately screen for heart conditions during routine physical exams. The algorithms, ...

AliveCor, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company clearance for its algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common form of ...

Two weeks back, Google announced that it was seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new atrial fibrillation-detecting technology it planned to roll out to Fibit wearables. Today, the ...