The Company Taking on Apple’s Watch Technology

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🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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If you own an Apple Watch, you may have noticed the device’s pulse oximeter feature. Masimo, a medical technology company, claims that the oximeter technology is theirs and it is suing Apple. Masimo CEO Joe Kiani and WSJ’s Aaron Tilley on the story of how Masimo decided to take on a tech giant. Further Listening: -One Company’s Quest to Burst Apple’s Blue Bubble Texts Further Reading: -The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple -Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just to start off, could you introduce yourself?
0:08.0	My name is Joe Keani, I'm founder, chairman and CEO Massimo.
0:13.0	Massimo is a medical technology company.
0:17.0	Think sensors, monitors, and wearable health devices, including something called a pulse oximeter.
0:24.0	And I just want to know, are you wearing a device with a pulse oximeter right now?
0:31.0	I am.
0:32.0	I have always. Here it is. This is a
0:37.5	a casio looking a watch.
0:40.0	Cassio looking I love it.
0:42.0	And so what's your... Casio looking, I love it.
0:47.0	And so what's your blood oxygen level right now? All right, I'm actually really good. I'm at 98 blood oxygen.
0:51.0	There you go.
0:52.0	My pulse rate is 77, so I'm a bit excited. I'm usually lower.
0:56.4	And my hydration index and I think we're the only company with this measurement.
1:00.2	I am slightly dehydrated.
1:02.0	Minus. A pulse oxygen. I am slightly dehydrated, minus.
1:02.8	6.
1:03.8	A pulse oximeter measures the amount of oxygen in your blood.
1:07.8	Low oxygen levels can be an important early sign of health issues.
1:11.8	During the pandemic, the technology gained more
1:14.8	attention, including from one of the biggest players in tech.
1:18.7	Apple. With Apple Watch Series 6, you can measure your blood oxygen right from your wrist.
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