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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.
The Apple Watches are now being sold without the blood oxygen sensor.
In a Monday court filing, Masimo disclosed Apple has won approval from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on revisions that would remove the blood-oxygen sensor from the watches.
Apple will remove the blood oxygen monitoring feature from the Apple Watch 9 and Ultra 2 sold in the United States due to a patent infringement claim.
Federal Circuit rejects Apple's motion to extend the stay imposed by the ITC | Series 9 and Ultra 2 editions affected | Ban follows ITC’s findings that Apple infringed Masimo's patents related to blood-oxygen measurement tech.