OBL: B. Braun Melsungen AG, Carl-Braun-Straße, 134212 Melsungen, GERMANY.
OEM: Microlife Corporation, 9F - 431 RuiGuang Road, NeiHu, Taipei 11492, TAIWAN ROC.
Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
BP | Medaval | Legacy approval | Older clinical validation; older protocol |
Legend: D DET Equivalence, P Stride Equivalence, Z Almost Certain
Wessig K, Hollinger S, Schmalzhaf I, Lenz T. Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of the Braun PrecisionSensor oscillometric wrist blood pressure monitor for use on adults versus auscultation as defined by ANSI/AAMI SP10-1992. Blood Press Monit. 2000 Aug;5(4):239-45. PMID: 11035867.
SP10:1992 - Pass General population
Uen S, Weisser B, Wieneke P, Vetter H, Mengden T. Evaluation of the performance of a wrist blood pressure measuring device with a position sensor compared to ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure measurements. Am J Hypertens. 2002 Sep;15(9):787-92. PMID: 12219873.
Measurements from the Braun Vitalscan 1 (BBP-2000) [aka Precisionsensor BP-2000] are compared to those from the A&D TM-2430, though not in a formal validation.
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.
Microlife BP W100 (BP 3MK1-3)
Palatini P, Dorigatti F, Bonso E, Ragazzo F. Validation of Microlife BP W100 wrist device assessed according to the European Society of Hypertension and the British Hypertension Society protocols. Blood Press Monit. 2009 Feb;14(1):41-4. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e32831e30d2. PMID: 19252436.
ESH-IP:2002 - Pass General population
Tholl U, Lüders S, Bramlage P, Dechend R, Eckert S, Mengden T, Nürnberger J, Sanner B, Anlauf M. The German Hypertension League (Deutsche Hochdruckliga) Quality Seal Protocol for blood pressure-measuring devices: 15-year experience and results from 105 devices for home blood pressure control. Blood Press Monit. 2016 Aug;22(4):197-205. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000186. PMID: 26998590.
DHL:1999 - Pass General population (Note: 2007)