Verily Life Sciences and iRhythm Technologies have agreed to co-develop technology for screening, diagnosing and managing patients with atrial fibrillation, combining iRhythm’s artificial intelligence system for diagnosing arrhythmias with Verily’s health data analytics technology.

Results of the TREAT AF trial showed low-level transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve through the tragus of the patient’s ear reduced atrial fibrillation burden over six months.

Medtech Insight's Results Recap is a regular feature covering the major device trial results compiled by MedDeviceTracker. This is the second of three Results Recaps covering trial data presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, March 16-18, including clinical trial data on devices from Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic, Medi-Lynx, and iRhythm. See Part 1 of our ACC Results Recap for more on the groundbreaking trials of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients and the Apple Heart study of Apple Watch's ability to track atrial fibrillation.

Results from a study of more than 91,000 ECG records collected with iRhythm’s Zio ambulatory continuous cardiac monitoring device that demonstrates the successful application of artificial intelligence to ECGs gives the 12-year-old company confidence that it will be profitable very soon.