Ultrahuman is introducing a heart scan feature for its users that will be rolling out to owners of the Ring Air and Ring Pro in supported regions. The new feature, which is officially called Heart Scan, does exactly what the name says and lets users scan their heart for potential irregularities. It differs from the AFib features on rings and watches in that it’s not a background process.
Instead, Heart Scan lets users manually check their heart rhythm whenever they see fit, and present the results to the user in the companion app so they can check in on the data whenever they want. With AFib, screenings happen while the user sleeps and results can be checked in the morning. Heart Scan will essentially be giving users more control to utilize these scans when they fit their schedule, or after specific moments throughout the day, should the user be more conscious of events that might alter their heart rhythm.
The Heart Scan feature is not available to Ultrahuman Ring Air and Ring Pro users in the US
According to the report from GSM Arena, the Heart Scan feature will not be available for US users as it hasn’t received regulatory approval yet. It’s not clear when or if this will happen at some point in the future, so for now US users will have to stick with other methods. Heart Scan will however be available to Ring Air and Ring Pro users in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Specific availability dates for users in each region aren’t mentioned, but it is confirmed that you will need to have an Android device with the app version at 3.2.0.0, or an iOS device with the app version at 4.3.0.
When a user wants to take a scan, they can initiate the task from the app, with the scan lasting 60 seconds. It’s also mentioned that the Heart Scan feature could return results that are labeled as “may return Regular, Possibly irregular, Possible atrial fibrillation, Signal quality too low, or Inconclusive.”
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