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).

When used alongside standard-of-care in a multicenter premarket clinical study, the Tango Belt demonstrated paradigm-shifting outcomes, achieving a 91% reduction in fall-induced hip fractures in at-risk older adults as compared to the standard of care alone.

“Today marks a crucial step forward in addressing fall-induced hip fractures.” Wamis Singhatat, CEO, ActiveProtectivePost this

“Today marks a crucial step forward in addressing fall-induced hip fractures, a devastating injury that impacts countless lives of older adults every year,” stated ActiveProtective’s CEO, Wamis Singhatat. “With the FDA’s marketing authorization and Breakthrough Device Designation of the Tango Belt, we are proud to introduce an innovation that sets a new standard for safer mobility and fall injury mitigation for at-risk older adults. This is the culmination of over a decade of unwavering dedication by our team of developers and clinicians. We are grateful to our partners and investors for making this vision a reality.”

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