Editor’s note: Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist at UCSF, reflects on a recent patient who may well be a forerunner of many more patients in the near future. I saw a man in his early 40’s. He’s super healthy. He had a Ziopatch as part of a general medical workup (not really important why). He was…
FDA Approves ECG Band For Apple Watch
November 30, 2017 by 4 Comments
(Updated) —Kardia Band is the first FDA approved medical accessory for the Apple Watch. The FDA has cleared a band for the Apple Watch that records an ECG. According to AliveCor, the Kardia Band is the first medical device accessory cleared by the FDA for the Apple Watch. The Kardia Band is activated with a…
No, An Apple Device Won’t Tell You If You’re Having A Heart Attack
February 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
No one knows for sure but Apple appears to be strongly interested in adding medical applications and technologies to its current and future products. We know that Apple has patented a heart sensor that could be incorporated in a future iPhone or iWatch, though it seems more likely that it would be used for security rather than health purposes. We…
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