OMRON  Blood Pressure Monitoring

Omron’s unique Intelli Wrap Cuff reduces the inaccuracy caused by incorrect cuff positioning – known to be a key source of error in home blood pressure measurement.Intelli Wrap Cuff reduces the impact of incorrect cuff placement on accuracy. The pre-formed cuff is easy to put on to your upper arm with one hand, making blood pressure measurement even simpler.

Also of note is the noise which it isn’t too bad at 57 dB but is still way behind the whisper quiet modern wrist monitors.

Pros
Great build quality
3 year guarantee
Great value

Cons
Variable measurements
Single reading memory
Sometimes uncomfortable inflation pressures
Limited included cuff size
No carry case

Vital Signs
Weight  234g   (without batteries)
Cuff tubing length 40cm
Noise 57 Db

 

Contents

The monitor is solidly made of white polycarbonate and feels well constructed and pretty bulletproof. The screen is small but clear. The front also has the solitary button used for turning the machine on and offf as well as recalling the last reading. There is a DC 6V adaptor port (adaptor not included) on one side and the air valve connector port on the other.The included cuff is a basic medium cuff in the 22-32 cm range and has an old style 180 degree connector – readers may be aware that I am not convinced by these and much prefer the more secure 90 degree connector ports.

You also get a decent manual, 3 year guarantee card (very good) and a rather simple blood pressure diary.

Up until January 2013 Omron also included a simple nylon carry case as well but that addition has unfortunately been discontinued

 

Usage

The M2 is undoubtedly a pretty basic machine. Feature wise there is only so much you can do with one button but these features work well and are very easy to understand.