Riester Big Ben Square Desk
Device Name:
Big Ben Square Desk
Device Model:
1454, 1455, 1456, 1456-123, 1456-130, 1456-100 (See Specifications)
Manufacturer:
Rudolf Riester GmbH, Bruckstraße 31, D-72417 Jungingen, GERMANY.
Measuring functions:
Blood pressure
Primary Client Use:
Intended for professional use
Measurement Site:
Upper Arm
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Available Currently
Availability according to Countries or Regions:
Ireland
Device Specifications:
Description:
The Riester Big Ben Square Desk is a desk (tabletop) manually-operated aneroid sphygmomanometer. Its blood pressure measurement technology has been proven to be accurate. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for professional use.
Assessment:
The technology used in the Riester Big Ben Square Desk, 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 | Legacy approval | Older clinical validation; older protocol |
| BP | BIHS (UK and IRL) | Professional use | Published evidence |
| BP | ESH (Europe) | Professional use | The BIHS recommendation, despite the absence, at the time, of the scientific evidence required by the same authors' criteria. |
Device Family:
Keeler PalmB, Keeler WindsorB, Keeler Big Ben RoundB, Keeler Big Ben SquareB, Keeler ClassicB, Riester Big Ben Round DeskB, Riester Big Ben Square DeskB, Riester E-Mega (1-tube)B, Riester ExactaB, Riester Minimus IIB, Riester Minimus IIIB, Riester Precisa NB, Riester R1 Shock-ProofB, Riester ri-sanB, Riester Precisa N shock-proofB, Riester Big Ben Round FloorB, Riester Big Ben Square FloorB, Riester Big Ben Round WallB, Riester Big Ben Square WallB, Riester E-Mega (2-tube)B, Riester Big Ben Round RailB, Riester Big Ben Square RailB
Legend: B BIHS Derivative
Legend: B BIHS Derivative
Validation Publications:
McNally RJ, Dunkerley J, Holland M, Eatough R, Lacy P, McManus RJ, Chapman N, Chowienczyk PJ, Lewis P, Clark CE, Denver E, Neary A, McDonagh STJ, Sheppard JP; British and Irish Hypertension Society. 'Legacy publication of a 2009 validation of the Riester Big Ben Square Desk aneroid device for blood pressure measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol for validation of blood pressure measuring devices in adults (2002)'. Blood Press Monit. 2024 Aug 1;29(4):203-206. Epub: 2024 Mar 11. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000702. PMID: 38502042.
ESH-IP:2002 - Pass General population