Apple considers developing two FDA-regulated cardiac devices

Apple has been in contact with the FDA since July about developing two FDA-regulated cardiac devices, MobiHealthNews reports.

The emails did not contain details on the devices, but MobiHealthNews speculated that Apple might be interested in an ECG device.

The website obtained correspondence between Apple and the FDA through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Third party, iPhone-connected ECG devices are already available, according to the report, which also noted a partnership between Cardiogram and University of California, San Francisco to collect user data and develop an app for detecting atrial fibrillation.

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Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.

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