A&D UA-704

Device Model:

UA-704

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:

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Description:

The A&D UA-704 is a hand-held semi-automatic blood pressure monitor. Its blood pressure measurement technology has been proven to be accurate. 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-704, to measure blood pressure, has passed in a clinical validation study, in a general population, according to a recognised standard protocol, as published in a peer-reviewed publication.

Recommendations:

	Accuracy Assessment	Recommendation	Basis
BP	Medaval	Legacy approval	Older clinical validation; older protocol
BP	BIHS (UK and IRL)	Self-measurement	Published evidence
BP	ESH (Europe)	Self-measurement	The BIHS recommendation
BP	Japanese Society of Hypertension	Self-measurement (Latest: 2016-2022)	Published evidence
BP	AMA VDL (US)	Self-measurement	Implied equivalence to the A&D UA-705 plus 510(k) K032499
BP	FDA (US)	510(k)	510(k) K032499

Device Family:

A&D UA-704L, A&D UA-705L, A&D UA-705VL
Legend: L AHA VDL Implied Equivalence

Validation Publications:

Kobalava ZD, Kotovskaya YV, Rodionov E. Validation of semi-automatic device UA-704 for self-measurement of blood pressure. Blood Press Monit. 2005 Aug;10(4):223-5. PMID: 16077269.

BHS:1993 - Pass (A/A) General population

Validation Publications for Equivalent Devices:

Note: This is a provisional list, as equivalence according to EU Regulation 2017/745 (e.g. MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4) is not proven. Accordingly, these publications are not used in the assessment of star-ratings.

A&D UA-705

Verdecchia P, Angeli F, Gattobigio R, Angeli E, Pede S, Pittavini L. Validation of the A&D UA-705 device for self-measurement of blood pressure according to the British Hypertension Society protocol. Blood Press Monit. 2006 Aug;11(4):223-7. doi: 10.1097/01.mbp.0000209072.92589. PMID: 16810033.

BHS:1993 - Pass (A/A) General population