DOTmed December 20, 2023
Apple has suspended sales for two of its Apple Watches designed with a blood oxygen sensor that is the center of an intellectual property dispute with Masimo.
The company announced on December 19 that it would cease sales for Series 9 and Ultra 2 versions of its watch for online customers on December 21 and in stores on December 24 in compliance with a ban by the International Trade Commission on watches with the pulse-based oximetry capabilities. It will continue to sell its Apple Watch SE, which lacks the light-based pulse oximetry feature, according to the Associated Press.
The ITC proposed the ban in October following a review of the case. In it, Masimo says that the blood oxygen feature...
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