Wear OS smartwatches could soon get support for ECG, the feature that Apple introduced last year on the Apple Watch Series 4.
Verily, a company backed by Google, announced this week that its Study Watch is labeled as a Class II medical device after receiving FDA approval for ECG readings.
In other words, its limited watch, which is only offered to customers based on a prescription, offers electrocardiogram support as well, being able to detect a series of heart diseases like atrial fibrillation.
“The FDA-cleared Study Watch is a prescription-only device intended to record, store, transfer and display single-channel ECG rhythms, and is indicated for use by healthcare professionals, adult patients with known or suspected heart conditions and health conscious individuals. The ability to take an on-demand, single-lead ECG, can support both population-based research and an individu… (read more)
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