A&D UA-1020
Device Model:
UA-1020
Manufacturer:
A&D Company Ltd., 3-23-14 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-Ku, 170-0013 Tokyo, JAPAN.
Measuring functions:
Blood pressure
Primary Client Use:
Intended for self-measurement and home use
Measurement Site:
Upper Arm
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Available Currently
Availability according to Countries or Regions:
Australia, Ireland, Japan and United States
Device Manual:
Description:
The A&D UA-1020 is an automatic blood pressure monitor. Its blood pressure measurement technology has been proven to be accurate, with a 2-star Medaval rating. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for self-measurement and home use.
Assessment:
The technology used in the A&D UA-1020, to measure blood pressure, has passed in three clinical validation studies, in general populations, according to recognised standard protocols, as published in peer-reviewed publications.
Recommendations:
| Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
| BP | Medaval | ★★ Recommendation | Recent clinical validation; older protocol; multiple clinical validations |
| BP | BIHS (UK and IRL) | Self-measurement | Published evidence |
| BP | ESH (Europe) | Self-measurement | The BIHS recommendation |
| BP | Japanese Society of Hypertension | Self-measurement (2016-2022) | Published evidence |
| BP | Stride BP | Self-measurement for adults | Published evidence |
| BP | AMA VDL (US) | Self-measurement | Published evidence plus 510(k) K111686 |
Device Family:
A&D UA-1010B,J, A&D UA-1020L,B,J,P, A&D UA-1030TL,B,J, A&D UA-1020BJ, A&D UA-1020GJ, A&D UA-1020PJ, A&D UA-1020WZ, A&D UA-611 PlusJ,P, A&D UA-651 Plus (UA-656A-JCB1)J,P, A&D UA-651SL PlusJ,P, A&D UA-1005MR (UA-1005C-JC61)J, A&D UA-1030TMR (UA-1030TG-JC11)J, A&D UA-1030T Plus (UA-1030TG-JCB1)J, A&D UA-1005 Plus (UA-1005C-JCB1)J, A&D UA-1020NDJ, A&D UA-1020E2J, Pharmacy Choice UA-1020Z
Legend: L AHA VDL Implied Equivalence, B BIHS Derivative, J JHS Implied Equivalence, P Stride Equivalence, Z Almost Certain
Legend: L AHA VDL Implied Equivalence, B BIHS Derivative, J JHS Implied Equivalence, P Stride Equivalence, Z Almost Certain
Validation Publications:
Zeng WF, Kang YY, Liu M, Li Y, Wang JG. Validation of the A&D UA-1020 upper-arm blood pressure monitor for home blood pressure monitoring according to the British Hypertension Society Protocol. Blood Press Monit. 2013 Jun;18(3):177-81. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e32836141ca. PMID: 23571228.
BHS:1993 - Pass (A/A) With D-ring cuff
BHS:1993 - Pass (A/A) With cylindrical cuff
Zeng WF, Kang YY, Liu M, Li Y, Wang JG. Validation of the A&D UA-1020 upper-arm blood pressure monitor with six different-shaped or different-sized cuffs according to the British Hypertension Society protocol. Blood Press Monit. 2013 Oct;18(5):272-7. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e32836464a3. PMID: 24013618.
BHS:1993 - Pass (A/A) General population