Many years. The Apple Watch is clearly not a serious medical device although their marketing campaigns try to make consumers think otherwise.
I'll never forgive Apple for faking the FDA approval. That was quite a scam on their part. I hope the industry never forgets it.
FDA approval for what?
I doubt the Watch by itself will ever monitor glucose and BP.
I am pretty certain they were expressing a doubt, not making a prediction 🙄Ever? That's quite a prediction.
LOL, fortunately I can’t be fired if I’m wrong. I‘ve read some of the review papers about this technology and it just seems really hard. More likely they would put the tech in a separate box that wouldn’t burden the Watch. Maybe in the far future the tech could be made really small, but by then we may no longer be using the Apple Watch.Ever? That's quite a prediction.
I don’t recall that. What happened? Links to article?I'll never forgive Apple for faking the FDA approval. That was quite a scam on their part. I hope the industry never forgets it.
The watch is very basic in regards to being a medical device though. My wife was having irregular heart rhythms and used the ECG feature to record certain episodes. She had to buy a dedicated ECG monitor as her consultant said the Apple watch simply wasn't accurate enough. The marketing Apple use does suggest otherwise, but in practice it is very different. Nice to have features though on a watch and I have been an AW wearer for more than 6 years now.I'm not sure. I thought we were playing a fantasy game in line with the "not a medical device" thing and I didn't want to feel left out.
In reality, no, Apple did not fake FDA approval, and the Watch is a real medical device with real health tools available. Some of those are here:
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Wrist-worn non-invasive glucose sensors about the size of an Apple Watch exist now,
The only watch-like device that I know of that measures blood pressure is from Omron
Could they partner with already existing medical under-the-skin implants that monitor blood sugar levels to transmit the data to the Watch? That would be helpful and Apple would not have to rely on any unreliable sensor on the Watch itself.Apple cannot and will not give real time blood glucose continuous monitoring.
Wrist-worn non-invasive glucose sensors about the size of an Apple Watch exist now…
Could they partner with already existing medical under-the-skin implants that monitor blood sugar levels to transmit the data to the Watch? That would be helpful and Apple would not have to rely on any unreliable sensor on the Watch itself.
The watch is very basic in regards to being a medical device though. My wife was having irregular heart rhythms and used the ECG feature to record certain episodes. She had to buy a dedicated ECG monitor as her consultant said the Apple watch simply wasn't accurate enough. The marketing Apple use does suggest otherwise, but in practice it is very different. Nice to have features though on a watch and I have been an AW wearer for more than 6 years now.