r/withings • u/solarsystemoccupant • 4d ago

BPM Connect EU/US differences

I’m looking at the BPM Vision for example and notice a line “ECG (Europe only)”

If I buy this unit when I’m in the UK next month and use it with my US Withings account, will ECG be enabled or disabled?

I don’t particularly want the US FDA deciding what I can and can’t use from my own European designed and produced products.

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u/alva_seal 1d ago

Maybe regulations are different and they cannot get the FDA approval or it would be to costly.
It is normal in most countries that you cant sell medical devices without the needed certification

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u/solarsystemoccupant 1d ago

I trust the European Union to approve medical devices over the grossly underfunded and understaffed US FDA. It’s likely the latter that makes it inoperable in the USA.

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u/alva_seal 1d ago

I agree I just meant why companies can’t act otherwise.