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 ...

Fitbit’s atrial fibrillation detection technology relies on a photoplethysmography optical heart-rate sensor. It passively collects heart rhythm readings throughout the day, which are then analyzed by ...

AliveCor has received an additional FDA 510(k) clearance, this time for an algorithm that allows its smartphone ECG to detect atrial fibrillation -- an abnormal heart rhythm that isn't always ...

Less than two years after earning the FDA’s regulatory blessing for an algorithm to perform atrial fibrillation spot-checks, Fitbit has gotten the go-ahead to add another method for monitoring a ...

Fitbit has just vaulted over a huge hurdle: it can now continuously monitor users’ heart rhythms. This was authorized by the US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — and takes the wearable company a ...

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 ...

Fitbit Sense (Photo: Angela Moscaritolo) Fitbit has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for an algorithm that can identify atrial fibrillation (AFib). "Our new PPG AFib ...