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AliveCor Receives FDA Clearance of Next-Gen EKG Algorithms

by Jasmine Pennic 11/23/2020 Leave a Comment

AliveCor Receives FDA Clearance of Next-Gen EKG Algorithms

What You Should Know: - AliveCor announced they received FDA clearance of new algorithms for use with their personal EKG devices, KardiaMobile and KardiaMobile 6L. These additional determinations will be available via a software upgrade for the Kardia devices in 2021. - The additional FDA-cleared algorithms double the number of heart rhythm disturbances that AliveCor’s Kardia devices can detect, broadening the number of patients who are able to use their remote
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Security Vulnerabilities Detected in ICDs: Addressing Ransomware Risk in Medical Devices

by HITC Staff 04/24/2019 Leave a Comment

Security Vulnerabilities Detected in ICDs: Addressing Ransomware Risk in Medical Devices

Medical device usage is on the rise, and that reality potentially puts people at risk if those gadgets have security flaws. It's crucial for device manufacturers, industry regulators and health practitioners to work together to ensure safety are paramount as adoption rises.Internal health devices are particularly at risk, especially since patients and providers may not immediately notice issues. The people who use or prescribe them assume they'll work as expected and typically don't have ways to
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AliveCor Receives “Breakthrough Device” Designation from FDA for Bloodless Hyperkalemia Test

by Fred Pennic 09/11/2018 Leave a Comment

AliveCor Receives “Breakthrough Device” Designation from FDA for Bloodless Hyperkalemia Test

AliveCor, a Mountain View, CA-based digital health  startup developing solutions to transform cardiac care, announced on Monday received “breakthrough device” designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their bloodless hyperkalemia test. Developed with Mayo Clinic, AliveCor’s KardiaK Platform screens for elevated levels of blood potassium – hyperkalemia, without requiring any blood from the patient.This designation signals that the FDA will consider the technology on an
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FDA Clears AliveCor’s KardiaBand for Apple Watch, Records Medical-Grade EKG in 30 Seconds

by Fred Pennic 11/30/2017 Leave a Comment

FDA Clears AliveCor’s KardiaBand for Apple Watch, Records EKG in 30 Seconds

AliveCor, a FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (EKG) technology, today announced FDA clearance of KardiaBand in the U.S., allowing Apple Watch users to discreetly capture their EKG anytime, anywhere in order to quickly detect normal sinus heart rhythms and atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common heart arrhythmia. The announcement marks first FDA-cleared medical device accessory for the Apple Watch, KardiaBand can record an EKG in 30 seconds with just a touch of its integrated sensor.
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AliveCor Unveils Medical-Grade EKG Band for Apple Watch

by HITC Staff 03/17/2016 Leave a Comment

AliveCor EKG Band for Apple Watch

AliveCor, Inc., a provider of FDA-cleared electrocardiogram (EKG) technology for mobile devices has unveiled the first medical-grade EKG band for the Apple Watch, Kardia™ Band. Pending 510k clearance, the  Kardia™ Band allows people to discretely capture their EKG anytime, anywhere. The band is expected to ship late spring with a new app now available for smartphones.  How It Works Users can record a single-lead EKG by simply touching Kardia Band's integrated sensor that communicates with
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