The Apple smart watch has a design flaw that can lead to serious damage, such as what happened with a young man named Chris Smith when he was severely injured due to the watch’s battery, which swelled and swollen and led to the smash of the screen and thus the screen had sharp edges that injured his arm.
The American company "Apple" has received a new lawsuit alleging that its smart watches are defective and may lead to a risk of personal injury, according to the newspaper "Daily Mail", citing what was stated in the lawsuit document.
The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California court, alleges that the area between the watch case and the screen does not have enough room to accommodate the battery if it swells, and when the battery swells, it puts pressure on the screen that can detach and crack, exposing the wearer to extremely sharp edges.
The lawsuit was filed by about 5 people who suffered a broken Apple Watch screen, but Chris Smith was seriously injured when his watch battery swelled and the shattered screen cut his arm and slit a vein.
“Apple learned that its watches were defective at or before the time it began selling them to the public,” the lawsuit says, and is based on highlighting several US patents obtained by Apple that indicate the battery is prone to swelling, with the oldest patent dating back to As of 2015, all Apple Watch models, except for the new Watch Series 7, are included in the suit.
The lawsuit adds: “Apple has bragged about the slim design of its Apple Watch, which can only be achieved by packing the battery tightly inside the chassis, but if the battery bulges, the swelling creates significant upward pressure on the watch face, causing the screen to detach or Shattering or cracking, creating sharp edges that may result in personal injury from inadvertent physical contact with the screen.”
Smith was in a golf cart and got off the steering wheel when the split screen severely cut the lower part of his forearm, severing a vein. for injuries to the watch and demands a refund for the purchase of the Apple Watch.
