Samsung Electronics Receives Approval for 'Electrocardiogram' Measurement App... App Launch Scheduled for Q3
'Samsung Health Monitor' App to Offer Blood Pressure and Electrocardiogram Measurement Features Soon
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Watch Active 2 and other smartwatches will be able to use the electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement feature.
On the 24th, Samsung Electronics announced that it received approval for the ECG measurement app from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the 21st. Samsung Electronics stated, "We plan to provide a service that allows management of both blood pressure and ECG measurements through the 'Samsung Health Monitor' app, which received approval for the blood pressure measurement app last April."
Samsung Electronics plans to offer the ECG measurement feature through the 'Samsung Health Monitor' app within the third quarter of this year. It will be available on the Galaxy Watch Active2, which has the related sensor built-in, as well as on smartwatches released thereafter. Although Samsung Electronics equipped the Galaxy Watch Active2 with a sensor capable of ECG measurement last year, users were unable to use the feature because it did not receive approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
The ECG measurement app utilizes the sensor technology of the Galaxy Watch Active2 to analyze the heart's electrical activity and measure and display Sinus Rhythm and Atrial Fibrillation.
The ECG measurement method involves the user opening the app while in a comfortable state, placing the arm wearing the smartwatch and the hand on a flat surface, and lightly placing the fingertip of the opposite hand on the top button of the smartwatch for about 30 seconds to measure the ECG.
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Atrial fibrillation, which forms an irregular pulse by the atrium trembling very rapidly and finely in a disorderly manner, is one of the common arrhythmia diseases. However, many patients are asymptomatic and unaware of their condition, which significantly increases the risk of complications including blood clots, heart failure, and stroke.
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