Photos: Apple unveils new Watch with FDA approval and biggest, most expensive iPhone yet
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 13, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

(Photos): Apple unveils new Watch with FDA approval and biggest, most expensive iPhone yet
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 13, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

PHOTOS: Apple reveals biggest, most expensive iPhone yet and new Watch with FDA approval
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino, California, headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 13, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

Apple shows off new Watch with FDA approval, 3 updated iPhones (Photos)
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 12, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

Apple shows off new Watch with FDA approval, 3 updated iPhones (Photos)
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 12, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

PHOTOS: Apple shows off new Watch with FDA approval, 3 updated iPhones
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 12, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

PHOTOS: Apple shows off new Watch with FDA approval, 3 updated iPhones
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 12, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

New Apple Watch OK'd for Arrhythmia Detection
(MedPage Today) -- Single-lead electrocardiogram built into latest version cleared by FDA (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 12, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Photos: Apple shows off new Watch with FDA approval, 3 updated iPhones
Apple Inc. executives took to the stage at the company's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday to unveil a lineup of bigger, pricier iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch with new health and medical features and a first-of-its-kind approval from federal drug regulators. The company unveiled a new Apple Watch with an electrical heart rate sensor and new software to detect irregular heart rhythms. The device is the first "over the counter" electrocardiography (ECG) device that has received U.S. Food… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 12, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: SVBJ staff Source Type: news

Report: New Apple Watch features on-board EKG scanning, AF detection
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) today unveiled its new Series 4 Apple Watch which the tech company said now features on-board electrocardiogram scanning technology, according to a report from The Verge. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant said that it won FDA approval for the watch, and touted the EKG addition as the first EKG product to be offered over-the-counter directly to consumers, according to the report. To take an EKG, users of the device must press their finger to the watch’s “digital crown” and sensors in the underside of the watch will perform the test, according to The Verge. EKG testing with the watch is expected...
Source: Mass Device - September 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Cardiovascular Diagnostics Featured mHealth (Mobile Health) Apple Source Type: news

FDA grants breakthrough designation to AliveCor ’ s KardiaK hyperkalemia software
AliveCor said this week it won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its KardiaK software platform intended to screen for hyperkalemia, or elevated levels of blood potassium, without the need for drawing blood. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said the KardiaK system uses a proprietary deep neural network intended to detect hyperkalemia using data from electrocardiograms similar to those captured through its KardiaMobile and KardiaBand ECG devices. AliveCor said it hopes the platform will allow users with kidney disease and other life-threatening conditions to check for hyperkalemia at home and prevent d...
Source: Mass Device - September 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiovascular Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Software / IT AliveCor Source Type: news

Biotronik Enters into Distribution Agreement with InfoBionics
Biotronik has become the exclusive US distributor for InfoBionic's MoMe Kardia external cardiac diagnostic monitor. The device benefits patients suspected of experiencing cardiac arrhythmias. “When we’re looking at partners - we’re asking ourselves - are these partners able to do the three main things that are important to us,” Rupa Basu, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Corporate Accounts and Strategy, at Biotronik, told MD+DI. “The first thing is, is it going to improve the patient’s expe...
Source: MDDI - September 7, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Cardiovascular Source Type: news

Climb every mountain, armed with cardiac info
Credit: NPS Photo / Mary Lewandowski Cardiac Insight’s Cardea Solo wearable electrocardiogram sensor was put to the test in May when a climbing team scaled North America’s highest peak to gather previously limited high-altitude cardiac data. The mountaineering team, comprised of military members, veterans and a physician from non-profit organization U.S. Expeditions and Explorations (USX) and Cardiac Insight, climbed Denali in Alaska to measure the effects of high-altitude exercise on the heart. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing. The post Climb every mountain, armed with cardiac...
Source: Mass Device - August 28, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiovascular Cardiac Insight Source Type: news

Biotronik to distribute InfoBionic monitor in U.S.
Biotronik has landed exclusive U.S. distributorship for InfoBionic’s MoMe Kardia external cardiac diagnostic monitor. MoMe Kardia was designed to increase early detection and diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias by providing physicians with the ability to access near real-time electrocardiographic data. Monitoring can also uncover patients at higher risk of sudden cardiac death. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing. The post Biotronik to distribute InfoBionic monitor in U.S. appeared first on MassDevice. (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - August 28, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Business/Financial News Cardiac Assist Devices Distribution Biotronik InfoBionic Source Type: news

Hospital launches course to teach nurses how to read ECGs
A first-of-its-kind course teaching nurses how to read an electrocardiogram (ECG) has been launched to address a “skills gap” and potentially save lives. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news