Braun BUA4000 - Medaval

Description:

The Braun BUA4000 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 Braun BUA4000, 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	★★ Recommendation	Recent clinical validation; recent protocol
BP	Stride BP	Self-measurement for adults (Preferred)	Published evidence

Validation Publications:

Ntousopoulos V, Ntineri A, Theodosiadi A, Stathopoulou P, Menti A, Kyriakoulis KG, Kollias A, Stergiou GS. Validation of the oscillometric home blood pressure monitor Braun BUA4000 with wide-range cuff in a general population according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization (AAMI/ESH/ISO) Universal Standard. Blood Press Monit. 2024 Apr 1;29(2):99-102. Epub: 2023 Nov 15. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000684. PMID: 37997431.

81060-2:2020 - Pass General population

Relevant Publications:

Menti A, Ntineri A, Ntousopoulos V, Theodosiadi A, Stathopoulou P, Kyriakoulis K, Kollias A, Stergiou GS. Accuracy of the automated oscillometric home blood pressure monitor Braun BUA4000 with wide range cuff: validation according to the AAMI/ESH/ISO Universal Standard. J Hypertens. 2023 Jun;41(Suppl 3 ):e116-e116(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000939936.40965.d7. Abstract.