is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. On my beat, it’s usually two companies fighting over health tech patents. In the world of health and wearable tech, “wellness” is sort of like a “get out of jail free” card. The FDA contends that “providing blood pressure estimation is not a low-risk function” and that a blood pressure estimate inherently implies you’re diagnosing hypo- or hypertension. The FDA would figure out a clearer framework for the design of a wellness feature versus a medical one.