
ActiveProtective Receives FDA Marketing Authorization for the Tango Belt, a Breakthrough-Designated Wearable Device for the Prevention of Fall-Induced Hip Fractures in Older Adults
PHILADELPHIA, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ActiveProtective® (APT) is proud to announce the launch of Tango® Belt, a wearable medical device utilizing sensors to monitor motion and deploy airbags during serious hip-impacting falls. The Tango Belt, having already received Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), was further granted marketing authorization as a prescription-only device intended as an adjunctive to standard-of-care to reduce the risk of hip fracture or hip dislocation due to falls in older adults at risk of major hip injury due to falls (DEN240021).