Omron Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

When blood pressure monitors are mentioned, what is the first image that comes to mind?  If you are like most, you probably envision a traditional monitor where the cuff is wrapped around the upper arm.  But did you know that there are monitors that can take your blood pressure using a cuff wrapped around your wrist?

Called wrist blood pressure monitors, they have become more popular as health professionals more actively encourage the use of home monitoring. 

To help meet this demand, Omron has a full line of quality wrist blood pressure monitors.  These monitors are tested thoroughly for accuracy and automatically inflate with the simple push of a button.

Omron HEM-670IT Ultra Premium Wrist BP Monitor with PC Software:  This model is considered the “Cadillac” of wrist devices.  It features The Omron Health Management Software that allows you to track your blood pressure over time and share potentially critical health information with your physician.

The HEM-670IT also offers Advanced Positioning Sensor, or APS.  Wrist blood pressure monitors are sensitive to body position.  To receive accurate readings, your arm and wrist much be at heart level.  The APS technology takes care of this issue, since it will allow readings only when this condition is met.

Additional features of the HEM-670IT include the ability to detect morning hypertension as well as certain irregular heartbeats.  The cuff will fit wrists from 5.25 to 8.5 inches around.

Omron HEM-650 Deluxe Wrist BP Monitor with APS:  This monitor, the name implies, also features APS technology, thus ensuring a reliable reading.  The HEM-650 can also take pulse readings and can detect certain irregular heartbeats and an average of the last three blood pressure measurements.  As with the HEM-670IT model, this model’s cuff fits wrists from 5.25 to 8.5 inches in circumference.

Omron HEM-629 Advanced Wrist BP Monitor:  This basic, yet accurate and reliable, wrist blood pressure monitor is easy to use.  In just seconds your blood pressure reading and pulse are displayed on a large digital screen.  The cuff for this model also fits wrists sizes 5.25 to 8.5 inches.