Brendan Pierson
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An employee uses an electrocardiogram function on a Fitbit smartwatch at the IFA consumer technology fair, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany September 3, 2020. Availability of ECG app pending applicable regulatory clearances including approval under Directive 93/42/EEC (the Medical Device Directive). REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo
A Missouri man suing Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc alleging that he suffered long-term injuries as a result of a hip implant made by the company must turn over data from his Fitbit fitness tracking device following surgery to remove the implant, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge John Ross in the Eastern District of Missouri ruled Monday that the data from the device, which tracks number of steps, heart rate and sleep, was potentially relevant to whether or not plaintiff Guan Hollins suffered the injuries he alleges.