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Apps Watch6 - Blood Pressure feature availability.
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You won't see that on the watch any time soon. Technology is not at the point where it can be done.
Where did you get the idea that was coming for any Apple Watch?
It’s not silly at all. It also wasn’t an argument. It’s just a fact. The S6 is already out. So, no, it won’t be getting blood pressure monitoring.
I agree that it won't be there for AW6 but eventually yes, I expect the tech to someday solve the issue
I misinterpreted your "never"
It’s cool. I just answered OP’s question. It wasn’t about any future watch. It definitely would’ve been absurd for me to say never about future watches.
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But yeah, I think it will be awhile before Apple is comfortable using LEDs for flow/pressure detection.
They are way more finicky because you have to get them in just the right spot for you. And that place is gonna be slightly different on everyone.
The Omron has an inflatable cuff inside their watch band, maybe Apple and Omron can work out a licensing agreement to make AW band cuff. I use an iHealth cuff device with an iPhone App. I think blood sugar is Apples next goal for diabetics.
I seriously doubt it will ever come to the watch, the body of the watch I mean specifically, because it would make it a medical device and would have to undergo regulatory scrutiny.
I believe there might be bands that offer that capability already, or they might in the future
I believe there might be bands that offer that capability already, or they might in the future
The Apple Watch is already classified as a class 2 medical device and does undergo regulatory scrutiny.
now we're getting into the FDA nitty gritty ... article below helps understanding the difference between "approved" and "cleared", AW is "cleared" and as such does NOT need FDA scrutiny, it's also a "de novo" device.
What the Apple Watch’s FDA clearance actually means
The FDA-cleared features aren’t supposed to be used by those under 22
www.theverge.com
I have the iHealth cuff and app which does a pretty good job, close to my cardiologists readings. I don't see Apple making another stand alone device.
If a company can figure out how to do this via a non-invasive watch device they will have the killer (or anti-killer, I suppose) watch app that will vastly accelerate smart watch adoption. 34 million diabetics in the US, 422 million worldwide. 2020 figures have 21% U.S. smartwatch/fitness tracker ownership.