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Here’s a former FDA reviewer criticizing the FDA’s handling of the Whoop case! He cites overreliance on precedent and inconsistent policies:. “According to the FDA's own language, it's the absence of disease-related claims that determines whether a product is regulated as a

The FDA got JUUL back in market the same week they’re coming after Whoop…. Is this really the priority? Prevent Americans from having access to wellness data, but fast track the latest vaping tech?

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This isn’t just about @whoop. It’s about your right to understand your body and your health. It’s about giving Americans access to health and wellness data. We’ll fight for this innovation. Because the data can be measured accurately, and it belongs to you.

Worth noting, this is a US specific disagreement. Blood Pressure Insights by Whoop has been received favorably in 50+ markets around the world.

To be clear, Whoop supports the FDA’s critical role to regulate medical devices. We spent years getting FDA clearance for our ECG feature that detects AFib. That’s a medical device. We follow the rules. Blood Pressure Insights isn’t a medical device. And we won’t let regulatory.

We even invited the FDA to review the feature, the science, and the disclaimers. They declined to review all the details. Now they just want us to remove it. We are going to fight for our members’ access to their data.

We’ve gone above and beyond to label this feature responsibly. -We tell members: this is not a medical device.-We require members to proactively acknowledge that this device is not a medical feature.-It does not diagnose hypertension or any other condition.-It accurately.

Congress made the law crystal clear in the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act: Tools aimed at supporting a healthy lifestyle, and not diagnosing or treating disease, are not medical devices. Blood Pressure Insights follows that law.

Blood pressure is no different. There is no legal or scientific basis to treat it as a special case. Peer-reviewed medical research demonstrates that blood pressure has wellness implications. Therefore, just like heart rate and respiratory rate, blood pressure can support both.

Heart rate monitors are regulated medical devices under 21 C.F.R. § 870.2300. Respiratory rate monitors are also regulated - under § 868.2375. But the FDA doesn’t stop wearables from providing heart rate or respiratory rate data for wellness use. Millions of people use that.

Here’s what’s frustrating: the FDA claims that any display of blood pressure - no matter the use or the disclaimers - requires medical clearance. That’s like saying your wearable shouldn’t show your heart rate because someone might think they have tachycardia if it’s too high.

Blood Pressure Insights by Whoop is a wellness feature. It gives members a daily estimate of their blood pressure range, based on passive, overnight data, to help optimize sleep, recovery, and performance. It’s accurate and non-invasive. It does not diagnose any condition. It’s.

The FDA just sent WHOOP a warning letter about our feature, Blood Pressure Insights. Let me explain why this is a misguided move from the FDA and why it also undermines health and innovation in the United States. 🧵.

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Super impressive pace of innovation.

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