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After a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, Apple is removing the pulse oximeter function from its latest smartwatches to avoid a US import ban.
Apple will remove pulse oximeters from its smartwatches to avoid an import ban that impacted the products, according to court filings Monday. The company briefly pulled its latest Apple Watch models from shelves last month after the International Trade Commission (ITC) ordered the company to stop selling them in the U.S. A federal court halted…
Uncertainty looms over Apple’s two new watches. After being banned once in the US, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 are currently on sale at the mercy of an Appeals Court, which granted a temporary hold on the import ban put by the US ITC. But, the appeals period is ending, and Apple needs to find a permanent fix – removing the blood oxygen feature, which has been the root cause of all this, on the new units of these watches sold in the US.
Apple has received approval to change the way its smartwatches function so the company can overcome the Apple Watch ban imposed by a US court.
Apple faces setback in healthcare goals as it removes blood-oxygen sensor from some watches due to patent dispute, reports The Wall Street Journal.