BpTru BPM-100
Device Model:
BPM-100
Manufacturer:

OBL: BpTru (Appears to be Suspended), Unit 1, 1850 Hartley Avenue Coquitlam, BC Canada V3K 7, CANADA.

OEM: VSM MedTech Ltd. (Appears to be Suspended), 9 Burbidge Street, Coquitlam, British Columbia V3K 7B2, CANADA.

Measuring functions:
Blood pressure
Primary Client Use:
Intended for professional use
Measurement Site:
Upper Arm
Measurement Occurrence:
Single and repeated measurements
Availability:
Obsolete
Device Manual:
Click here to download the Device Manual
Description:
The BpTru BPM-100 is an automatic blood pressure monitor. Its blood pressure measurement technology has been proven to be accurate, with a 1-star Medaval rating. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for professional use. This device is now obsolete.
Assessment:
The technology used in the BpTru BPM-100, to measure blood pressure, has passed in four clinical validation studies, between general and young populations, according to recognised standard protocols, as published in peer-reviewed publications.
Recommendations:
Accuracy AssessmentRecommendationBasis
BP Medaval ★ Recommendation Older clinical validation; older protocol; multiple clinical validations
BP BIHS (UK and IRL) Previous recommendation, now archived (Archived) Published evidence
BP ESH (Europe) Professional use for adults and children Published evidence
BP Stride BP Office and hospital use for adults and children (Unavailable) Published evidence
BP FDA (US) 510(k) 510(k) K994423
Device Family:
BpTru BPM-100B, BpTru BPM-200B, BpTru BPM-300B
Legend: B BIHS Derivative
Validation Publications:

Mattu GS, Perry TL Jr, Wright JM. Comparison of the oscillometric blood pressure monitor (BPM-100(Beta)) with the auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometer. Blood Press Monit. 2001 Jun;6(3):153-9. PMID: 11518839.

SP10:1996 - Pass General population

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

Wright JM, Mattu GS, Perry Jr TL, Gelferc ME, Strange KD, Zorn A, Chen Y. Validation of a new algorithm for the BPM-100 electronic oscillometric office blood pressure monitor. Blood Press Monit. 2001 Jun;6(3):161-5. PMID: 11518840.

SP10:1996 - Pass General population

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

Mattu GS, Heran BS, Wright JM. Comparison of the automated non-invasive oscillometric blood pressure monitor (BpTRU) with the auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometer in a paediatric population. Blood Press Monit. 2004 Feb;9(1):39-45. PMID: 15021077.

SP10:1992 - Pass Children, aged 3 to 18 years (n=162/36)

BHS:1993 - Pass (B/B) Children, aged 3 to 18 years (n=162/36)

Mattu GS, Heran BS, Wright JM. Overall accuracy of the BpTRU--an automated electronic blood pressure device. Blood Press Monit. 2004 Feb;9(1):47-52. PMID: 15021078.

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

SP10:2002 - Pass General population

Tran K, Potts J, Purkiss S, Robertson J, Khan N, Padwal R, Chan WS. Validation of an Automated Office Blood Pressure Machine in Pregnant Women According to the AAMI 2013/ISO Protocol. Hypertension. 2018 Dec;72(6):e91-e94. Epub: 2018 Oct 22. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.12085. PMID: 30571239. Research Letter.

81060-2:2013 - Fail Normotensive pregnancy (n=15), Hypertensive pregnancy (n=15), Pre-eclampsia (n=15) (Note: Overall results. Results for subgroups are provided for bands only.)

Relevant Publications:

Brothwell S, Dutton M, Ferro C, Stringer S, Cockwell P. Optimising the accuracy of blood pressure monitoring in chronic kidney disease: the utility of BpTRU. BMC Nephrol. 2013 Oct 10;14:218. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-218. PMID: 24112304. Available from: PMC3852944.

Measurements from the BpTru BPM-100 are compared to those from the Dinamap Pro400 and the ABPM-04, though not in a formal validation.

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