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Wearables not classified as medical devices

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Key Facts

Does Garmin state that its wearables are medical devices?
Garmin states that its wearables are not medical devices and that the data they provide is not intended to be utilized for medical purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Is the data wearables provide intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease?
Garmin states that its wearables are not medical devices and that the data they provide is not intended to be utilized for medical purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This establishes the broadest categorical disclaimer across all Garmin wearables, removing any medical-device status or medical-use expectation from the entire product line.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4461 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users cannot treat any Garmin wearable or its data as a medical device or medical tool for diagnosing, treating, curing, or preventing disease.

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Garmin wearables are not medical devices, and the data provided by them is not intended to be utilized for medical purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Excerpt from Garmin's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Garmin Terms of Use
Entity
Garmin
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-038058
Document ID
CA-D-00273
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
99aa3590175f484137e6036be517750232da82167d86936d9b866f6409023af0
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 17:37 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Garmin
Document: Garmin Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-038058
Captured: 2026-05-07 17:37:38 UTC
SHA-256: 99aa3590175f4841…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/garmin/garmin-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-038058/wearables-not-classified-as-medical-devices/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Garmin's Wearables not classified as medical devices clause do?

This establishes the broadest categorical disclaimer across all Garmin wearables, removing any medical-device status or medical-use expectation from the entire product line.

How does this clause affect you?

Users cannot treat any Garmin wearable or its data as a medical device or medical tool for diagnosing, treating, curing, or preventing disease.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 291 platforms. See the full comparison.

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