Omron5 Series Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor; 2-User, 100-Reading Memory, Soft Wide-Range Cuff, #1 Dr. Recommended by Omron, White, Large

As an anesthesiologist I check blood pressures all day long, so I definitely have some experience with blood pressure monitoring.There are a few important things to look for in an automatic BP monitor. First and foremost, it must be accurate. An inaccurate BP monitor is not just worthless, it's dangerous. Second, the cuff needs to be the correct size for your arm (this is part of accuracy). Even the most expensive BP monitor will give inaccurate readings if the cuff is too large or small for your arm. Finally, it should be easy to use, even without assistance. If checking your BP is a cumbersome process or one that always requires another person's help, you won't do it as often.The 5 Series BP monitor by Omron hits all of these requirements:1) It is accurate, and better still, its readings are reproducible. I verified this by comparing the Omron's readings with blood pressures I took manually.2) The D-ring cuff is appropriate for a very wide range of arm circumferences: from 9 to 17 inches (as measured midway between your elbow and your shoulder). (Omron does sell a smaller D-ring cuff for those with arms that are 7" to 9" in circumference.)3) The D-ring cuff is MUCH easier to use when you are by yourself than standard BP cuffs. You just slip you arm through the cuff and pull it tight.4) The numbers on the screen are large and very easy to read.To me this 5 Series BP monitor hits the sweet spot of having everything you need in a quality monitor while staying at a good price point. The 3 Series stores far fewer readings than the 5 Series (14 vs. 100), and when you get to the 7 Series and above you are paying for features that are not really "essential" (in my opinion, anyway!).A few tips for getting accurate readings from this monitor:- Keep your arm as still as possible while the monitor is taking a reading -- movement can cause erroneous readings- Rest your arm on a horizontal surface- Make sure the tube coming from the cuff runs down the center of your arm (the inside of your elbow) because that is where the "bladder" of the cuff is. If this part of the cuff gets rotated around to the back of your arm, you won't get good readings.- Don't let the cuff slip down your arm; you don't want it over your elbow. Not only could this affect your readings, but repeated measurements with the cuff over your elbow could cause injury to your ulnar nerve.Hope this helps!

Worked great. After a Drs. visit my blood pressure was high so I decided to get this monitor and try it at home. At home it’s been fine for 3 days. I’m going to keep it and use it from time to time to make sure my blood pressure is fine. It was very easy to use and the display was easy to read. It didn’t take much time to read my blood pressure. Overall, I’d say it’s well worth the price. Also, I have a small arm and I can adjust it to fit me perfectly. If your arm is larger it would also fit you. Very happy with the quality and accuracy of this monitor. It put my mind at ease.

Okay, just received this today, and wanted to try it out the moment I saw it had arrived on the porch...So much so, I took 17 readings.... Just to learn about it...So, the good...It's reasonably consistent, probably at least as well as my actual BP is...It's easy to use, with big, easy to read numbers..It's powered be either 4x AAA batteries, OR the included short USB cord.. So to power it, you can use a 110v to USB adapter, direct USB power slot on your laptop, or use the internal 4-AAA batteries..It does what you need it to do, as cheaply as I've seen these go for...And the bad...It says the LCD screen is backlit.. It is not..It says it comes with a carry pouch.. It does not..It says it comes with an operating manual.. It does, but the print is so tiny, I challenge ~anyone~ to be able to read it without using a lighted magnifying glass... And even then, it's a struggle...AND, most importantly, it lists it's brand as "Omron"... It most definitely is not...So, would I buy it again? I'm not sure.. It does what it's supposed to do, pretty inexpensively, so.....I just might... But then again, when and assuming this unit fails, I would probably buy an actual Omron unit, just for the peace-of-mind of knowing I'm using a name-brand unit, with reputation of quality and accuracy...Update: It's still working fine, no apparent issues in operation or accuracy...And this is NOT a reflection of the actual unit...BUT, the reviewers that are now posting about being able to Sync it with anything, or that it's an Omron unit, are fake reviews... Because neither of those are true... And the pictures that one user posted, is most definitely not this unit.. So just be aware... The actual listing pictures are accurate...