Apple Watch blood oxygen feature helps doctor save air passenger's life

It's not Apple's, it's Masimo's.

quakerotis said:

It's not Apple's, it's Masimo's.

Not necessarily. Check out https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/05/01/apple-watch-trial-endslatest-chapter-of-2-billion-apple-watch-patent-battle-ends-in-mistrial The vote in favor of Apple was 6-1 but for some stupid reason it needed to be unanimous. One juror out of seven doesn't sound like Apple used Masimo's patents. Yes, Masimo has patents on pulse oximeters but so do other patent holders. Masimo also references other patents within their patents. I've always wondered about these patent references. I doubt Masimo was the first and only company to create a medical pulse oximeter, which is not something Apple is including in their Apple Watch. Apple is providing a non-medical pulse oximeter without all the critical testing and accuracy. I bought a home use pulse oximeter for $30, Masimo's go for 10X that amount. There is a difference in what Apple and Masimo are selling. Did Apple actually use the Masimo patents in their entirety or simply use parts of the patents, which seems to be what other companies do. 

Do airlines carry pulse oximeters on-board? Probably not. Do people carry their own pulse oximeters wherever they go? Probably not. Was the woman's life saved because she had a pulse oximeter on her watch, which provided enough information that the cabin crew knew to give her oxygen? Absolutely! Do we credit this to Masimo? Absolutely not!

quakerotis said:

It's not Apple's, it's Masimo's.

Joe Kiani, the CEO of Masimo who contends Apple infringes on his company's patents, said in an interview on January 18 that Apple is "masquerading what they are offering to consumers as a reliable, medical pulse oximeter, even though it's not." Kiani maintains "I really feel wholeheartedly that consumers are better off without it."

According to Masimo:

Apple's implementation is infringing on Masimo patent = T
Apple tech is neither a reliable and/or medical pulse oximeter = T

Then a simple truth table says T + T = T and therefore Masimo implementation 

is neither a reliable and/or medical pulse oximeter.

omasou said:

quakerotis said:

It's not Apple's, it's Masimo's.

Joe Kiani, the CEO of Masimo who contends Apple infringes on his company's patents, said in an interview on January 18 that Apple is "masquerading what they are offering to consumers as a reliable, medical pulse oximeter, even though it's not." Kiani maintains "I really feel wholeheartedly that consumers are better off without it."

According to Masimo:

Apple's implementation is infringing on Masimo patent = T
Apple tech is neither a reliable and/or medical pulse oximeter = T

Then a simple truth table says T + T = T and therefore Masimo implementation is neither a reliable and/or medical pulse oximeter.

You can make assertions all you want but that doesn't make them true.  Why do would a thinking person just take "according to Masimo" at face value?

We could add According to Masimo:

Apple is "masquerading what they are offering to consumers as a reliable, medical pulse oximeter, even though it's not." = F

From the article (you would know if you read it): Apple advises

 on its website that the measurements found in the 

watchOS

 Blood Oxygen app are "not intended for medical use," and are designed only for "general fitness and wellness purposes."

Kiani maintains "I really feel wholeheartedly that consumers are better off without it." = F

Ok, it's true that he maintains it but he is wrong.  According to the article, a DOCTOR on the flight said "

"The Apple Watch helped me to find out the patient had low oxygen saturation."  Do you know better, Dr. Omasou?

Apple Watch's annual revenue... what, around $28B...?  Mesimo Mkt Cap, around what, around... $8B?  Next week, Tim should buy Mesimo, license everything they have to Apple, license some of it back, and sell the company.