Free RepixPro1/26/2024 Once you’ve activated the ECG functionality on the watch once, you can use it anywhere in the world (as evidenced by me activating it in New York City a few weeks ago, and then flying back home to Amsterdam and using it there without issue). Thus the requirement that you be physically in the United States for your first activation. Likewise, for the location piece, as with the Garmin Venu 2 Plus, Garmin has not yet received approval in the EU/CE, or other regulatory bodies. Garmin had effectively locked the functionality down until this morning, but it was already in the units until FDA approval had been completed. Practically speaking, if you’ve got an even halfway-recent Garmin watch/app firmware, it’ll work. Here’s what you’ll need:Ī) To be physically in the United States (just for initial setup)ī) Have one of the compatible watches noted aboveĬ) Have updated your Garmin watch firmwareĭ) Have updated your Garmin Connect Mobile smartphone app firmware With that backstory, let’s quickly walk through how to set it up on your device. This includes doing a full study of 600+ participants and everything else that comes with proper medical device certification (I’ve outlined how that worked previously, here). Remember that Garmin, like Apple/Samsung/Fitbit/Google/etc, have all gone through the formal FDA certification process, which classifies the ECG app as a medical device. The functionality remains the same as the Venu 2 Plus, but given that Garmin changed the optical HR sensor package, they had to redo/re-fill portions of their FDA certification related to the ECG feature. This feature does not detect heart attacks. Upon the conclusion of the 30-second test, it’ll give you the result as well as let you export the full report as a PDF to give to a doctor. It does this on-demand (when you request it), versus a 24×7 background process like some other smartwatches (looking for irregular heartbeats, which in turn can suggest an Afib condition). Garmin’s ECG feature will determine whether you have a normal sinus rhythm, or an AFib condition. The only previous Garmin watch to have ECG functionality was the Garmin Venu 2 Plus. These four different sets of watches all share the same new Garmin ELEVATE V5 optical heart rate sensor package, which is hardware-capable of ECG. Garmin has just announced the availability of ECG (Electrocardiogram) functionality for the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro, Garmin Epix Pro, Garmin Tactix 7 AMOLED, and Garmin Venu 3/3S units/series.
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