The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Apple Watch's sleep apnea detection feature

Zhitong
2024.09.17 00:09

The "Sleep Respiratory Pause Detection Feature" of Apple Watch has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Users of Watch Series 9 or Watch Ultra 2 can now use this feature. This new feature will be introduced as part of the watchOS 11 update, using the accelerometer of the Apple Watch to detect small wrist movements related to breathing disorders during sleep. Apple will use this information to alert users to the risk of moderate to severe sleep apnea

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