Copal UA-251
Device Model:
UA-251
Manufacturer:
Copal Inc. (Suspended), Suite 3, 803 North Front Street, McHenry, IL 60050, UNITED STATES.
Measuring functions:
Blood pressure
Primary Client Use:
Intended for patient monitoring
Measurement Site:
Upper Arm
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Obsolete
Description:
The Copal UA-251 is a patient monitor. Although its blood pressure measurement technology has been evaluated, it is not possible to base a determination on its accuracy from this research. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for bedside patient monitoring. This device is now obsolete.
Assessment:
The technology used in the Copal UA-251, to measure blood pressure, has been assessed, in a general population, according to a non-standard protocol.
Recommendations:
| Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
| BP | Medaval | None | When an evaluation is carried out using a non-standard protocol, no inference can be made on accuracy based on a standard protocol. |
Validation Publications:
Steptoe A, Molineux D. Evaluation of an electronic sphygmomanometer suitable for the self-monitoring of blood pressure. Behav Res Ther. 1986;24(2):223-6. PMID: 3964187.
Unknown protocol General population (Note: No abstract online)
Maheswaran R, Zezulka AV, Gill JS, Beevers M, Davies P, Beevers DG. Clinical evaluation of the Copal UA-251 and the Dinamap 1848 automatic blood-pressure monitors. J Med Eng Technol. 1988 Jul-Aug;12(4):160-3. PMID: 3193436.
Ad Hoc protocol General population
Crombie IK, Clark EC, Smith WC. Assessment of the Copal UA-251 automatic blood pressure recorder under field survey conditions. Med Biol Eng Comput. 1988 Nov;26(6):663-4. PMID: 3256762.
Unknown protocol General population (Note: No abstract online)