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Benzinga
Benzinga
Health
Vandana Singh

Google Submits Fitbit's Passive Heart Rate Monitoring Feature For FDA Approval

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has submitted data to the FDA for a new Fitbit feature that passively monitors users' heart rhythms. The approval would allow Google to market the Fitbit as a medical device in the U.S.

Fitbit announced the Fitbit Heart Study to test how accurately the device could detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) or irregular heart rhythm. 

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