A&D Medical UltaConnect Smart Blood Pressure Monitor for Home Use, UA-1200BLE, Upper Arm Cuff (8.6-16.5" / 22-42cm), 5 Users + 1 Guest. Bluetooth, Portable, iOS & Android Compatible, Rechargeable

At home I use an old Omron HEM-711 tabletop blood pressure meter (BPM) that has been checked several times against BPMs in various doctors' offices. I want a more compact BPM for travel. My doctor recommended the QardioArm BPM, but it is apparently no longer available. I ordered the well-reviewed Omron Evolv, but the advertised dimensions do not include the permanently attached rigid cuff, which makes it only slightly smaller than the old tabletop model: it is not compact for travel. I returned it without further testing. I considered the Withings BPM, which is more compact, but it gets a lot of poor reviews for accuracy and durability (along with many good ones, to be fair). I also looked at three Wellue BPMs with similar general designs and sizes, but unlike the others discussed here, none of those were listed on the AMA's BPM validation site (Google "Validate BP") as of 7/7/2024, so I avoided them.This A&D (also written AND) UA-1200BLE generally resembles the Qardio, Withings, and Wellue BPMs, with a similar design, small size, and cell-phone based functionality. It is USB rechargeable (micro USB plug, not USB C), and is made by a well established Japanese company that produces lots of consumer and some professional medical equipment, including many other models of BPMs, some of which do well in "best-of" reviews. The UA-1200BLE had only 2 reviews here, one 5-star and the other 2-star. I gave it a shot based on the reputation of the company and its other products.The photos compare the sizes of the three BPMs. The A&D UA-1200BLE has the black cuff with blue trim; the Omron Evolve has the all-black cuff; and the old Omron HEM-711 has the grey cuff.Here are the dimensions of four BPMs including the cuff, all measured rolled up for packing, with batteries, but without the charger or power brick, since they should all last months without needing to plug in.- Old Omron tabletop HEM-711 (measured by me): 175 x 115 x 65 mm; 569 grams- Omron Evolv (measured by me): 121 x 100 x 90 mm; 291 grams- Withings (from their website): 155 x 65 x 50 mm; 250 grams- A&D UA-1200BLE (measured by me): 152 x 60 x 60 mm; 225 gramsSo the A&D is close to the smallest by volume, and is the lightest.I am pleased with the A&D UA-1200BLE. Its Heart Track app (Android or iOS) is basic but works smoothly, encouraging but not requiring you to take two readings and average them, offering basic graphs of readings over time, and allowing you both to see the data easily on your phone and to export it or share it with a doctor's office or Google Fit (I have not tried the last two options). It also works with A&D's bluetooth scales and pulse oximeters, and will track manually entered thermometer, blood glucose, and respiration rate readings, although I am not using any of those features. I sometimes had to try more than once to get the phone to connect to the BPM. Holding the phone close to the BPM and at least 40 cm away from my wireless mouse, iPad, etc. seems to eliminate that problem.I have not yet had compared the A&D BPM to one in a doctor's office. But I did test the A&D against the Omron HEM-711 that I have been using, in six sets of readings over five days. My blood pressure is always higher in the first measurement, so I discarded the first reading of each of the six sets. Then I took two measurements with one BPM, two with the other, two more with the first, and two more with the other. I alternated which BPM I would start with. I averaged the four readings of each BPM in each of the six sets of tests and noted the differences between the averages in each set. The A&D averaged 0.5 mm Hg higher for systolic readings, 4.0 mm Hg higher for diastolic readings, and 1 beat per minute lower for heart rate. Since both units claim to be accurate to ±3.0 mm Hg, this agreement is within the claimed range. The means of the standard deviations for each set (I don't know if a statistician would approve of that) for the A&D BPM were 4.5 (systolic), 2.6 (diastolic), and 0.9 (heart rate); for the HEM-711, it was 3.8 (systolic), 2.5 (diastolic), and 1.9 (heart rate). That is, the A&D BPM gave slightly more variable blood pressure readings, and slightly less variable heart rate readings. Since actual blood pressure varies fairly rapidly for reasons as transietn as changes in what you thinking about, and BPM measurements of it are imperfect, we can't expect exact agreement. The bottom line is that the A&D agrees reasonably well the old tabletop Omron that I have been trusting, so the A&D should be accurate enough to use while traveling.I can't speak yet to battery life or durability. But for now, the A&D UA-1200BLE meets my need for a compact travel blood pressure monitor. I will take it on my next month-long trip, and if all goes well, on many to follow.

What a great device. It does the job much more efficiently and comfortably than my last BP machine. The results are more consistently accurate as well. Another great feature I enjoy is it links up easily with the mySugr app which in turn shares with my apple health data. This gives me multiple ways to track my health status and share with my doctor

I did a a lot of research before buying the A&D Medical Deluxe.... My Prior BP monitor was from Microlife bought at Costco, Microlife was very inconsistent in its readings within the same sitting forced me take measurements 1/2 dozen times to get what i thought was accurate... Naturally all our BP very greatly with stress and taking them at different times but this was just bad.This time I spent a lot of time looking prior to making the purchase. ** The A&D Medical BP monitor is fast, accurate, and successfully sends the results to my Iphone 6 (currently running IOS 9.2). The BP cuff just slips over your arm and is easy to tighten *** It also does not get too tight as some cuffs do, its pretty gentle.Info and Research for others:As your probably aware one should avoid wrist monitors as they are much less accurate. Now a days you can get BP monitors that simply measure BP and Heart Rate. Ones that can be manually hooked up to a computer to download results (too much trouble at least for me). And of course now there are ones with bluetooth that can send results to your phone for review by yourself or your doctor.I found that the highest rated units on Amazon did not have Smart phone connectivity.... Not because ones that send data to smart phones are worse at BP monitoring, but because of course companies vary in their ability to provide the capability and users the savvy to take advantage of this functionality so that it works across all phones and users.I fond BP monitors without connectivity had up to a 98 percent approval rating. Ones with smart phone connectivity topped out around 85 percent approval (4 and 5 star reviews [ I personally take 4 and 5 star + 1/2 the 3 star reviews for Approval and 1 and 2 star reviews + 1/2 the 3 star reviews for disapproval]) for all my research.When looking, most important of course is that BP is measured accurately. You will find people giving 1 star reviews because of issues with connecting to their phone brand/model even if they admit the BP is measured accurately. Sometimes its IOS versus Android compatibility or merely the model of the phone or its OS. The connectivity for smart devices depends on Blue tooth versions which change over the years, as does the operating systems on the phones that support it. And of course the Software from the BP Monitor manufacturer.Remember as well generally Blue tooth connectivity is never going to connect with any device of any type 100 percent of the time without occasional re-paring or issues. So far I have not had issues.Brands: There are much bigger brands like Omron that have devices that start around $72. Prices for smart BP monitors range from $45 to $200. I almost bought one of the Omron smart BP monitors though the reviews were mixed as was the customer service reports. The nail in the coffin for Omron for me was Amazon dropped the device for direct sales because of complaints (you will see this when you try to check out with Omron from an Amazon partner).There are also a number of "new" $100 to $200 monitors that have cropped up that strictly toot their blue tooth connectivity to a smart phone. I looked up all of these I could find like from Withings, Pyle, QardioArm, ihealth and they all had very mixed reviews and in a number of cases these were for accuracy, not just sending the data to your phone.I then came across the A&D Medical BP monitor and read every single review since there were only 72 at the time. Most were 4 and 5 star reviews. Most of the negative ones for issues with Android connectivity though there were some issues with IOS as well. Worked great for me though. At $45 dollars its in the same range as many dumb BP monitors. As A&D is sold by Amazon you can not loose with their generous return policy if you find your experience different then mine. Good Luck and Good Health.Just an update some tips as I have been using this for a while now. You should remember to have your Phone on/unlocked, A&D medical software opened as the foreground application. Doing this and you should have no connectivity issues.

If you want to just use batteries it's fine, but there's no power adapter in the box which is weird. I had the same brand of blood pressure monitor, but it didn't have the bluetooth, so I bought this one. The old model (which looks the same) came with the power adapter, so I'm cannibalizing it for use with the new bluetooth model.It was simple as can be to pair with my "mySugr" app, and to operate. I also bought the A&D scale to record and log my weight with the app, it also works very well. Now I can log my sugar, weight, and blood pressure just by using the devices. Sweet! So overall I'm happy, but these cheapskates should include the A/C adapter. The adapter is currently $17.89 on Amazon, which is kind of pricey in my opinion.

Works as stated. Very easy to set up

Just as needed. Bluetooth connection is a big plus.

Accurate. It has an accompanying app that allows you to easily track your BP over time.I brought it with me to my Dr. appointment to see if it is as accurate at the BP machine at the hospital, and it was.

It is a good quality blood pressure monitor. It is easy to use and the results are accurate. I correlated them with the readings from my doctor’s office. I would have rated it 4, and maybe 5 if it would link to my iPhone / iPad as it advertised. I did send the company (2) emails, but received no response. You can manually enter the readings in the dashboard, but can’t link with Bluetooth.