Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Apple Watch Series 9-11 and Ultra Get FDA Approval for Hypertension
Imagine your Apple Watch can now check your blood pressure!
The FDA has given the thumbs up for Apple Watches to spot signs of high blood pressure.
This new feature will be available on the latest Apple Watch models like Series 9, 10, and 11, plus the Ultra 2 and 3 before the end of September.
Your watch uses its heart sensor to watch how your blood flows over a month.
If it sees something that looks like high blood pressure, it'll give you a heads-up.
It won't catch every case, but it could help about a million people.
This is an exciting step for health tech!
The FDA approved a hypertension detection feature for Apple Watches.
The feature uses the optical heart sensor to analyze blood vessel responses.
It will monitor data over a 30-day period for potential issues.
Apple Watch Series 9, 10, 11, and Ultra models will have the feature.
It's planned to launch in roughly 150 regions by the end of September.
- Who
- Apple Watch users
- What
- FDA approved new feature to detect hypertension
- When
- Available before the end of September
- Where
- Around 150 countries, including US and EU
- Why
- To alert users of potential high blood pressure.
- Feature
- Hypertension detection
- Approval Agency
- US FDA
- Affected Models
- Apple Watch Series 9, 10, 11, Ultra 2, Ultra 3
- Launch Timeline
- Before end of September
- Estimated Users Alerted
- Approximately one million