News & Analysis as of

Apple Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Devices

McDermott Will & Emery

Right Time for Innovation: Apple Watch Gets Nod From FDA for Device Development Tool

McDermott Will & Emery on

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its qualification of the Apple Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) History Feature through the Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program. The MDDT program is intended...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 18

El Salvador Buys 200 Bitcoins as the Digital Currency Becomes Legal Tender - "El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 17

China Passes Major Data Protection Law as Regulatory Scrutiny on Tech Sector Intensifies - A final version of the law has not been published but a previous draft included rules around requiring consent for data protection...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Wearables Brands Fight for Healthcare Space

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Manufacturers of activity trackers and smartwatches have been fighting over the “serious” healthcare market for several years. Companies such as Apple (previously discussed here), Fitbit (previously discussed here), and...more

Knobbe Martens

EKG Monitor May Be Included in Future Apple Smart Watches

Knobbe Martens on

According to Bloomberg, Apple, Inc. is currently developing an electrocardiogram (also known as an EKG or ECG) feature in its smartwatch products. A report from Bloomberg and other sources have stated that the unit in...more

Knobbe Martens

FDA Clears First Apple Watch Medical Device Accessory

Knobbe Martens on

The FDA recently cleared the first medical device accessory for the Apple Watch — AliveCor’s KardiaBand. According to AliveCor, the Kardiaband is a mobile, real-time electrocardiogram (EKG) reader that can record an EKG...more

Knobbe Martens

Apple, Fitbit Join Pilot Program to Quicken FDA Regulatory Review

Knobbe Martens on

On September 26, 2017, the FDA announced that it has chosen nine tech companies to participate in a pilot program (FDA Pre-Cert) to help tech companies bypass some regulations that have hindered health software and products...more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide