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When Apple launched its beautiful Apple Watch Series 4 at the beginning of the month (and discussed in detail here), there was a feature that jumped. The new watch will be able to measure heart rate in a manner generally limited to medical devices: the ECG (also called electrocardiogram).
Apple Watch Series 4 with ECG capabilities …Apple
It does, and I've seen it, so I think it works, when you create a circuit. The back of the watch measures your wrist heart rate, then you touch the digital crown with your finger on your opposite hand and the circuit is over. Then he begins his surveillance.
However, although everything has been approved by the FDA in the United States, the ECG app is not yet on the market because Apple is still finishing the software.
I will say, however, that when I saw it in action, it seemed pretty fine, it was indeed smooth and efficient, so I think that Apple's claim that it will happen this year will be accurate.
Until then, there is none on the watch. You can not find it. The application will not appear, it can not be activated and will not be monitored before the arrival of a software update.
And outside the United States, the application is not visible and there will be no approval until it has been approved in the different countries.
So, when will it be exactly that, or is this vaporware, like the loading mat not yet delivered, AirPower?
Ben Lovejoy at 9to5Mac investigated and reported that it could take time.
It could be years, actually.
Apple Watch infographic face, including the complication of heart rate (but not the ECG).David Phelan
Vaporware?
Let's see that clearly. According to Fast Company, FDA approval came a few hours before the Apple event.
So it's no wonder the software needs a bit of haze and polish before it's ready, and Apple has said it's coming out this year.
By the way, I personally think there will be an announcement soon about AirPower, maybe in the next few weeks. It seems like it's almost there, but not quite. But I am convinced that it will happen.
Anyway, back to Apple Watch and its reading of the ECG. Ben Lovejoy spoke to the Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to find out exactly how to use it in the UK.
Apparently, the process is not complicated in itself, but it can take time if the MHRA, assuming the technology works well, asks Apple to perform a medical study to verify its effectiveness. This could take months and could, according to the MHRA, "add years" to the CE marking process.
Apple Watch Series 4Apple
So, British Watch users, you can have a long wait.
There is a glimmer of hope for the British waiting to use this feature (I am one of them). Apple could get permission from the equivalent agency in another EU. Country and a German cardiologist have hinted that this might be the case in an interview for the Heise website.
During the interview, the cardiologist explains that the Apple Watch could accurately diagnose 95% of cases of atrial fibrillation (afib), even if it is not suitable for other heart diseases such as myocarditis, the infarction or circulatory disorders.
Cardiologist Thomas Meinertz also said: "In my experience, CE certification in Germany will come relatively quickly. But it just means that the procedure is safe and feasible, it says nothing about the clinical benefit.
In this case, if approved in Germany, it will be approved in all EU countries. Since the UK is currently supposed to leave the EU. March 29, 2019, it's better to be before …
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When Apple launched its beautiful Apple Watch Series 4 at the beginning of the month (and discussed in detail here), there was a feature that jumped. The new watch will be able to measure heart rate in a manner generally limited to medical devices: the ECG (also called electrocardiogram).
Apple Watch Series 4 with ECG capabilities …Apple
It does, and I've seen it, so I think it works, when you create a circuit. The back of the watch measures your wrist heart rate, then you touch the digital crown with your finger on your opposite hand and the circuit is over. Then he begins his surveillance.
However, although everything has been approved by the FDA in the United States, the ECG app is not yet on the market because Apple is still finishing the software.
I will say, however, that when I saw it in action, it seemed pretty fine, it was indeed smooth and efficient, so I think that Apple's claim that it will happen this year will be accurate.
Until then, there is none on the watch. You can not find it. The application will not appear, it can not be activated and will not be monitored before the arrival of a software update.
And outside the United States, the application is not visible and there will be no approval until it has been approved in the different countries.
So, when will it be exactly that, or is this vaporware, like the loading mat not yet delivered, AirPower?
Ben Lovejoy at 9to5Mac investigated and reported that it could take time.
It could be years, actually.
Apple Watch infographic face, including the complication of heart rate (but not the ECG).David Phelan
Vaporware?
Let's see that clearly. According to Fast Company, FDA approval came a few hours before the Apple event.
So it's no wonder the software needs a bit of haze and polish before it's ready, and Apple has said it's coming out this year.
By the way, I personally think there will be an announcement soon about AirPower, maybe in the next few weeks. It seems like it's almost there, but not quite. But I am convinced that it will happen.
Anyway, back to Apple Watch and its reading of the ECG. Ben Lovejoy spoke to the Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to find out exactly how to use it in the UK.
Apparently, the process is not complicated in itself, but it can take time if the MHRA, assuming the technology works well, asks Apple to perform a medical study to verify its effectiveness. This could take months and could, according to the MHRA, "add years" to the CE marking process.
Apple Watch Series 4Apple
So, British Watch users, you can have a long wait.
There is a glimmer of hope for the British waiting to use this feature (I am one of them). Apple could get permission from the equivalent agency in another EU. Country and a German cardiologist have hinted that this might be the case in an interview for the Heise website.
During the interview, the cardiologist explains that the Apple Watch could accurately diagnose 95% of cases of atrial fibrillation (afib), even if it is not suitable for other heart diseases such as myocarditis, the infarction or circulatory disorders.
Cardiologist Thomas Meinertz also said: "In my experience, CE certification in Germany will come relatively quickly. But it just means that the procedure is safe and feasible, it says nothing about the clinical benefit.
In this case, if approved in Germany, it will be approved in all EU countries. Since the UK is currently supposed to leave the EU. March 29, 2019, it's better to be before …
_______
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Final Review of Apple iPhone XS Max (and iPhone XS): Really, Do You Need It?
Final Review of Apple Watch Series 4: Answers to Your Questions
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