IEM Tel-O-Graph GSM
Device Name:
Tel-O-Graph GSM
Manufacturer:
Industrielle Entwicklung Medizintechnik und Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH (IEM), Cockerillstraße 69, D-52222 Stolberg, GERMANY.
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:
Ireland and United States
Device Specifications:
Description:
The IEM Tel-O-Graph GSM 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 self-measurement and home use.
Assessment:
The technology used in the IEM Tel-O-Graph GSM, 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; older protocol |
| BP | ESH (Europe) | Self-measurement | A BIHS recommendation that does not exist |
| BP | Stride BP | Self-measurement for adults | Published evidence |
| BP | AMA VDL (US) | Self-measurement | Published evidence |
Validation Publications:
Reshetnik A, Gohlisch C, Zidek W, Tölle M, van der Giet M. Validation of the Tel-O-GRAPH, a new oscillometric blood pressure-measuring device, according to the British Hypertension Society protocol. Blood Press Monit. 2016 Oct;21(5):307-9. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000195. PMID: 27096901 .
BHS:1993 - Pass (A/A) General population