Visomat Comfort
Device Name:
Comfort
Manufacturer:
OBL: Visomat, Zum Ottersberg 8-9, 97877 Wertheim am Main, GERMANY.
OEM: UEBE Medical GmbH, Zum Ottersberg 8-9, 97877 Wertheim am Main, 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:
Obsolete
Description:
The Visomat Comfort is an automatic blood pressure monitor. The accuracy of its blood pressure measurement technology has yet to be proven to MDR requirements. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for self-measurement and home use. This device is now obsolete.
Assessment:
While the technology used in the Visomat Comfort, to measure blood pressure, has been declared as being equivalent to that used in another device, not only has no evidence has been published to show that the devices have been compared according to a protocol compliant with (EU) 2017/745 and MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4, but the results of the assessment on which the declaration has been based have not been published either and cannot be verified. However, there are validation studies proving clinical validation of the same measurement technology, according to other equivalence claims.
Recommendations:
Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
BP | Medaval | None | Although equivalence to another device is claimed, this has not been tested to MDR requirements. |
BP | BIHS (UK and IRL) | Self-measurement (Previous) | Implied equivalence to the Visomat Comfort Form (v1) |
BP | ESH (Europe) | Self-measurement | The BIHS recommendation, despite the absence, at the time, of the scientific evidence required by the same authors' criteria. |
Device Family:
Validation Publications for Equivalent Devices:
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.
Visomat Comfort Form (24035) (v1)
Bonso E, Dorigatti F, Saladini F, Palatini P. Validation of the Visomat Comfort form device for home blood pressure measurement according to the International Protocol. Blood Press Monit. 2010 Feb;15(1):63-6. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e32833531de. PMID: 20075716.
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