News > Apple to pull blood-oxygen tool from watches to avoid ban if appeal fails

Apple to pull blood-oxygen tool from watches to avoid ban if appeal fails

Apple Inc. is planning to remove its blood-oxygen feature from its latest smartwatches — the Series 9 and Ultra 2. The US Customs and Border Protection “decided that Apple’s redesign falls outside the scope” of an import ban by the US International Trade Commission, signalling that the adjustment will let Apple keep its watches on the market.  The ITC had ruled in October that Apple’s devices violated Masimo patents related to blood-oxygen measurement.