Apple to Remove Blood Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban, Rival Says

Apple is eradicating a blood-oxygen sensor from a few of its smartwatches to get round a patent dispute associated to the expertise, a step more likely to keep away from additional gross sales disruptions however one which will elevate questions concerning the firm’s push into well being.

The firm halted gross sales of some watch fashions briefly final month after a U.S. import ban went into impact stemming from an October ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The commerce company discovered Apple had violated the patents of medical-technology firm Masimo associated to the blood-oxygen software. Sales resumed briefly in latest weeks pending a authorized evaluate.