MedPage Today November 7, 2025
Oura’s initiative illustrates the promise and peril of wearables
Ōura Health, maker of the sleek ring that tracks sleep, stress, and fitness, has formally petitioned the FDA for clearance to continuously monitor blood pressure through its optical sensors. If approved, the Ōura Ring would become one of the most well-known consumer wearables not worn on the wrist to provide continuous, clinically validated blood pressure readings.
The petition is an impressive leap forward for the company and for wearable technology. For decades, blood pressure has been a static snapshot taken in a clinic, once or twice a year, often under fluorescent lights and leading to patient anxiety. (I have yet to meet someone who is not at least somewhat bothered by...
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