Omron M10 IT Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor Review

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Top Features:

Fully automatic upper arm blood pressure monitor with Intellisense technology

All-in-one dual-sized comfort cuff to accommodate both medium and large arm circumferences ranging between 22 - 42 cm

Memory storage for two users (84 readings per user) with time and date stamp

Auto mode: automatically takes three measurements

Clinically validated

Description:

OMRON M10-IT

The OMRON M10-IT is a fully automatic blood pressure monitor that offers everything necessary for comfortable, quick and accurate blood pressure monitoring.

This home use, clinically validated blood pressure monitor offers an extra feature compared to other OMRON blood pressure monitors.

Tracking morning hypertension is an important measure and the OMRON M10-IT features a special tracking memory for morning and evening measurements.

It also has a user switch that allows you to change from user A to B, which accommodates two individual users saving their individual readings on the same monitor (up to 84 readings per person).

Review:

The Omron M10-IT is a small upper-arm blood pressure monitor that works using the oscillometric system. This system uses an inflatable cuff that fits around the upper arm and which is pumped up using air until blood flow (as measured using a pressure sensor within the body of the monitor) is cut off.

Pressure in the cuff is reduced until blood flow is sensed, then further reduced in stages until the measurements are complete.

This enables pulse rate, systolic and diastolic pressures to be determined. These values are then displayed on the LCD. The instrument can be set to make a single measurement or a set of 3; if a set of 3 is set, the time interval between measurements can be set.

A very useful feature of this instrument is that it can be used to measure and store details for two individuals: a slide switch is used to select user A or user B.

A guest facility is also available which enables measurements to be made without being stored. The stored values can be uploaded to a PC for logging and recording purposes. Software is provided for uploading, displaying and analysing data.

The manual that accompanies the monitor is very good as it describes the features of the monitor but also specifies the best way to take blood-pressure readings - left arm preferred, cuff positioned on the upper arm about 2cm up from the elbow and on a level with the heart, pressure hose in line with the middle finger, etc.

The instrument is supplied in a zip-up black soft case, with unit, cuff, software, upload lead, batteries and manual, for an amazingly low price.

Any disadvantages?

Well, the cuff can be a little uncomfortable as it squeezes the arm to cut off the blood supply for a short time at the beginning of the measurement sequence. This is the way the instrument operates but it is safe and it takes very little time to get used