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You Can Buy ECG Smart Watches Online in Australia But Their Legality is Dubious – Gizmodo Australia
It’s illegal to sell an ECG smart watch in Australia without first being approved by the TGA. But that hasn’t stopped some retailers trying.
Its illegal to sell a smart watch with a heart-monitoring and testing feature (known as ECG) in Australia without first being approved by the countrys medical devices regulator. But that hasnt stopped some retailers trying.
Smart watches have become little health monitoring machines over the past few years, offering new features like heart and sleep monitoring. As smart devices move closer to becoming a portable Web MD service, regulators have responded by treating them as medical devices.
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