AppleInsider Staff
Continuing the expansion of an ever growing medical devices research team, Apple recently took on Michael O'Reilly, former chief medical officer and executive vice president of medical affairs at pulse oximeter firm Masimo Corporation.
While O'Reilly's LinkedIn page does not yet reflect the move to Apple, health blog MobiHealthNews reports the former Masimo executive is now with the Cupertino, Calif., company.
In a follow-up report, MacRumors was able to confirm with Masimo that O'Reilly is indeed no longer with the company, saying it "could not dispute" the recent reports of his new position at Apple.
While it is unclear what O'Reilly will be doing at Apple, Masimo's recent product releases give a bit of insight into the new hire. For example, the firm launched an iPhone-compatible pulse oximeter in 2012. Pulse oximetry offers users a non-invasive and accurate means of pulse measurement by monitoring oxygen saturation in the blood stream.
Rumors hold that Apple is building a so-called "iWatch" that will incorporate advanced health monitoring features. As other products like Withings' Pulse fitness tracker include pulse reading technology, it is not out of the realm of possibility that an Apple solution would feature a similar solution.
An MD, O'Reilly lists himself as being in the "monitoring and information technology" trade. He currently teaches as an adjunct associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Michigan, as well as a professor of anesthesiology and perioperative care at the University of California, Irvine.
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Note this guy supposedly was hired by Apple last July.
I really do think Apple will announce something sooner rather than later
This guy's relationship with Apple is probably why Goople released information about its eyeball sensor several days ago.
Make him CEO, CFO, chairman of the board, and SVP of "Cool Stuff"!!!!
I just remembered the chairman of Apple's board was selected to be CEO of Google's Calico venture. Is there a medical-based working relationship between Apple and Google? Tim Cook was quoted, "For too many of our friends and family, life has been cut short or the quality of their life is too often lacking," Cook said. "Art is one of the crazy ones who thinks it doesn?t have to be this way. There is no one better suited to lead this mission and I am excited to see the results." Here is the link to last year's announcement... http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/19/apple_chairman_art_levinson_signs_on_as_ceo_of_new_google_health_venture