Apple Living In A “Fake Reality” World After Stolen Blood Oxygen Tech Stripped From Their Watches
Apple who has a reputation for stealing patents from other Companies and then charging consumers a premium price to buy their products featuring stolen technology, has been described living in a “fake reality,” by Masimo Corporation Chief Executive Officer Joe Kiani who also owns the former Sound United business.
Kiani who is waging a legal fight with Apple who stole Masimo’s blood oxygen technology for the Apple Watch has overnight come out claiming that consumers are better off without the iPhone maker’s version of the technology after Apple were forced by the US legal system to remove the Masimo technology from their watches a move that could cost them tens of millions.
The remarks followed Apple’s decision to cease sales of smartwatches that had the stolen blood oxygen saturation technology which is also known as a pulse oximeter.
IN the US medical system Masimo medical technology is widely used in hospitals and medical facilities, and when Apple launched their latest watch CEO Tim Cook went out of his way to spruik the stolen Masimo technology.
Apple’s decision this week, to remove the Masimo technology from their Apple watches in the USA, stemmed from a ruling by the US International Trade Commission that found the technology violated Masimo patents.
At this stage it’s not known whether Apple will have to remove the technology from watches sold globally and in markets such as Australia where Masimo could start a separate legal action based on the same argument used in the USA.
Kiani a close friend of US President Biden, claims that the idea that his company is throwing everything it can at Apple to see what sticks, saying that none of his company’s patents have been invalidated.
ChannelNews understands that Masimo is planning to launch their own smartwatch in Australia this year with Kiani telling customers that if they want a cutting-edge health watch, they should buy the Masimo watch with their pulse oximeters.
Talking to Bloomberg he said, “Apple is masquerading what they are offering to consumers as a reliable, medical pulse oximeter, even though it is not,” he said. “I really feel wholeheartedly that consumers are better off without it.”
During the recent holiday break Apple was allowed to sell their Apple Watches with the stolen Masimo technology now a US federal appeals court has denied Apple a reprieve, the company has begun selling tweaked versions of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches without the Masimo blood oxygen feature.
Apple said it strongly disagrees with the court’s decision and is appealing the ITC ban.
“Pulse oximetry is not useful unless it is a continuous monitor,” Kiani said. “That happens during sleep. During sleep, you could have a desaturation that might be related to apnea. You can have a dangerous desaturation to opioid pain relief you might have taken. That is where the value comes.”
Masimo’s CEO said he hasn’t spoken to Apple personally about a settlement, and that nobody from Apple has reached out about coming to an agreement.
“There are court-ordered mediations that I cannot get into that have been held before,” he said. “And there will be additional meetings probably in the future.”
Kiani added that he doesn’t consider those meetings to be steps toward settling litigation.
