According to newly disclosed information about a business partner selected by Apple, the Apple Watch may gain the ability to measure blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood alcohol content. Rockley Photonics has developed a non-invasive optical sensor to detect a variety of blood-related health indicators, including blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood alcohol content, many of which are usually only available through more invasive special medical equipment To test.
Rockley’s sensors emit infrared light through the user’s skin, just like the existing sensors on the back of the Apple Watch that detect heart rate and blood oxygen levels. Rockley disclosed that its biggest customer is Apple because the company is preparing to go public in New York.
The company’s documents stated that in the past two years, Apple accounted for the majority of its revenue and that it has an ongoing “supply and development agreement” with the company under which it expects to continue to rely heavily on Apple for the majority. income.
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In view of the development of Rockley Photonics and the scale of Apple’s cooperation with the company, sooner or later the company’s health sensor technology will appear on the Apple Watch. The company has established offices in San Jose, in addition to offices in Oxford, Cardiff, Cork and Helsinki. Rockley said its next-generation sensors will enter consumer smartwatches and other electronic products as soon as next year. Presumably, this will coincide with the launch timeline of the eight-generation Apple Watch series models.
Until now, there have been rumors that the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7 will get blood glucose monitoring, but Rockley’s comments may indicate that this feature has been postponed until 2022. It is also possible that blood glucose monitoring will still appear on Apple Watch Series 7 this year. Subsequently, next year, Rockley’s technology will be used in the device to increase blood pressure and blood alcohol monitoring features.
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