![]() Of course, it kinda has to acknowledge that since it’s listed under their name on the US Government website. Garmin has since removed that diagnostic menu in a firmware update, though it’s highly doubtful they’ve removed the actual ECG hardware.Īt present Garmin doesn’t officially acknowledge its existence in the unit (more on that later in the post), but does acknowledge the clinical study. The fact that we’re seeing it now is largely due to a seemingly accidental act that left it in the diagnostic menus on units that were produced prior to February. Omitted from that list, was any mention of ECG functionality – or even future ECG functionality. When the company launched the Venu 2 Plus this past January, its core new features were a speaker/microphone, with calling-related functions. ![]() Of course, the timing of that is still unknown – as well as whether or not the Venu 2 Plus will *ever* officially gain ECG functionality. The presence of ECG diagnostics hardware and diagnostics app on the Venu 2 Plus, combined with Garmin’s clinical trials testing, indicates the company is clearly working towards a goal of launching ECG functionality in their wearables. Last spring, Garmin quietly began a clinical trial (2021) to test ECG-related features “derived from a Garmin wrist-worn, consumer device”. Still, Garmin’s shift towards medical devices and specifically ECG functionality wouldn’t necessarily be a surprise. This is notable because there’s currently no Garmin wearable with ECG functionality on it, well, at least officially anyway. ![]() Garmin appears to have included ECG functionality within their recently released Venu 2 Plus smartwatch, albeit without acknowledging its existence or including the feature at launch.
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