NYU Doctor alleges Apple stole his lifesaving tech for their Apple watch

NYU cardiologist, Joseph Wiesel, has accused Apple of stealing his technology for their Apple Watch.

Apple Watch has a lifesaving feature that detects irregularities in the wearer’s heartbeat, and alerts them when they show signs of arrhythmia, which could lead to further complications like blood clots, stroke, heart failure.

Wiesel is suing Apple, saying he developed the technology that achieves this and they took it without paying him for it.

He claims to have invented and patented the atrial fibrillation technology in 2002.

He sought royalties from the company in the lawsuit filed this past week.

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Apple first rolled out watches with this feature in it is Apple Watch Series 4. The feature is now available in all models, and has since saved several lives.

An American man said the watch notified him of his irregular heartbeat just in time for treatment, thereby saving his life.

Wiesel’s patent covered a heartbeat detection device that alerts people to atrial fibrillation based on their pulse readings.

The doctor alleges he notified Apple of his existing patent in 2017, however the company would not quote “negotiate in good faith.”