Apple Watch

Person standing on a boardwalk while holding their wrist with a smartwatch on it
By  Jessica Hagen 03:06 pm December 28, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has temporarily paused the International Trade Commission's exclusion order banning sales and imports of Apple's Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. following an appeal by the tech giant.  Suspension of the order allows Apple to resume selling its smartwatches in the U.S. with the disputed blood oxygen feature. Apple said in a statement...
A person's arm with a smartwatch on their wrist
By  Jessica Hagen 12:57 pm December 27, 2023
Apple can no longer sell its newest smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2, in the U.S. after President Biden declined to veto a product ban implemented by the International Trade Commission (ITC) that cited patent infringement. The ban, which came into effect this week, was implemented by the ITC in October to protect medtech company Masimo, which sued Apple in 2020 for...
Apple Watch Series 9
By  Jessica Hagen 04:44 pm September 12, 2023
At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled the newest iteration of its wearable, the Apple Watch Series 9, which will allow users to access and log their healthcare data and control the Watch using their index finger and thumb via blood flow sensors.   With new features, users can access their health data through Siri health queries, including asking Siri how much they slept the previous night or...
Person using a virtual reality headset while holding their hands up in front of them
By  Jessica Hagen 12:26 pm June 14, 2023
Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth announced it was awarded a U.S. patent for a learning system technology that adjusts training and treatment protocols according to a patient's biometric and motion data.  XRHealth's platform allows patients on the autism spectrum and those with stress, anxiety, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and neurological conditions to connect with a provider via...
Different versions of Apple watchOS 10
By  Jessica Hagen 11:10 am June 6, 2023
Apple revealed the latest update of its Watch wearables at its Worldwide Developers Conference 2023 on Monday. The Apple watchOS 10 will include new mental health, vision health and fitness tools. The watchOS 10 will allow users to log their emotions and daily moods via the Mindfulness app. Users will be able to turn the Digital Crown to select a shape to describe and track their feelings....
Person looking at their wearable
By  Jessica Hagen 12:57 pm May 1, 2023
h2o Therapeutics, a digital health company that develops AI, augmented reality and mobile-based therapeutics, is partnering with global healthcare company AmerisourceBergen to commercialize its Parkinson's disease-focused offering dubbed Parky. Parky, which received 510(k) clearance last year, is a prescription mobile app that utilizes the Apple Watch to monitor an individual's Parkinson's...
Sincerely Health app
By  Jessica Hagen 11:13 am April 13, 2023
Grocery chain Albertsons Companies' digital health and wellness platform Sincerely Health announced a program that will allow consumers to share data from their Apple Watches or iPhones to earn rewards points.  Sincerely Health provides users access to health-related resources and guidance for establishing mental and general wellbeing goals. The platform also offers an online pharmacy where...
Person looking at a wearable on their wrist
By  Jessica Hagen 11:18 am March 24, 2023
Digital health technology company NeuroRPM has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-enabled remote monitoring app that utilizes an Apple Watch to track common Parkinson's symptoms such as bradykinesia, tremor and dyskinesia. Bradykinesia is slowness of movement, and dyskinesia is involuntary or erratic movements.  The Washington D.C.-based company's algorithms are embedded in the Apple Watch...
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By  Emily Olsen 06:20 pm December 22, 2022
The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Thursday that Apple Watches with ECG functionality violate two AliveCor patents, but the agency put an import ban on hold. The ITC issued a limited exclusion order prohibiting further imports and a cease and desist order against Apple. It also set a bond of $2 per unit imported or sold during the Presidential review period. However, enforcement of...
A man using a smartwatch in an office.
By  Emily Olsen 12:23 pm December 7, 2022
Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional comment from AliveCor. Apple notched a win against AliveCor, a medical device company that makes personal ECGs, in a long-running battle over wearable heart-monitoring technology. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board determined on Tuesday that three AliveCor patents regarding the detection of heart...