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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OMRON Healthcare has secured De Novo authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for new home blood pressure monitors with AI-powered atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection feature.

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 ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heralding an evolution of the blood pressure monitoring experience, heart health leader OMRON Healthcare today introduced home blood pressure ...

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 ...

Google announced earlier this month that its Fitbit was granted clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its atrial fibrillation detection algorithm. Now, Fitbit owners should be on the ...

Smartphone-enabled heart monitor device maker AliveCor has launched a new app for patients, which is both timed with the new iOS 8 launch and incorporates the atrial fibrillation algorithm the company ...

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.

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 ...