Omron Hem 907XL Professional Blood Pressure Monitor

This was the only thing I received

Failed during measurement on Day 1. Cords plugged in. AC registers properly. Now fails shortly after start of inflation completely after just a few days. RETURNED FOR REFUND.

At this price this is unconscionable.

Negatives
No cover
No case
No blacklighting. Any item with a display that plugs directly into a wall AC outlet ought to have a LIT SCREEN. Not that dark grey on grey dull display.
Cuffs wrap from behind your bicep making fastening a real pain
Screwdriver needed to get battery cover on/off. Always annoying.
Results vary widely on that cyff’s placement so it’s critical to get it right but hard to be certain what RIGHT is. I need the XL but I’m on the max edge of L. Using the L Sys and Diastolic are 10 points higher than using the XL very snug. The XL less snug then registers 10 points lower still. So depending on those fittings my Diastolic is 69- 72, 79 tor 88. Useless results.

Cuff is also too long armpit to crease of elbow. They’re assuming if you are rotund then you are tall too. XL is 8.5 inches top to bottom.

So you don’t search for an hour, the connection hose is in the bag with the Medium. Packing it separately with a simple label, they couldn’t do that.

I wanted the Welch 3400 SureBP but there are long ship times and I see complaints about it too and stores can’t take it back because Welch policy forbids returns after its opened. How are you supposed to know its working if you don’t open it?

I had a heart attacked in October 2021 and have had low blood pressure 80 over 40 ish since that time. The main reason my pressure is low is due to taking blood pressure meds. I needed an accurate blood pressure machine that could reliable read my pressure. My doctors wanted to reduce my meds, but if my pressure were to spike it could kill me. I needed something reliable that I could use every day. I have purchased 3 other machines from Amazon. None of them are accurate. They could easily be 10 or more points high or low on Systolic. I needed something that would read consistently and be within 1 or 2 points off max. Last visit at the Doctors office I noticed they were using one of these machines. I figure if it is good enough for them to measure their patients that could be misdiagnosed if their blood pressure readings were off, it was good enough for me.

This machine is a bit overkill for a home, but it is a wonderful product that is very accurate. The pressure cups are a bit difficult to put on by myself, but I figured out that I could pre-wrap the cup and slide it onto my arm. The trick is to get the cup wrapped tight enough that one finger will fit between it and your bicep after being slid onto the arm. It can’t be too tight or loose or the machine will not read the pressure correctly. When I found the right spot, I put a mark on the cup so I can pre set it exactly where I need it every time. Makes the machine super fast to use and I can do it without any assistance.

I have been using this machine every day since I bought it. I usually run the machine on the average setting where it will take 2 or 3 measurements with a rest in-between measurements. Every measurement is very close to each other. Running several measurements in a row and doing the same on another arm is a good way to verify that the readings are consistent. My measurements are typically 1-3 points of each other on Systolic and usually identical on Diastolic. Another point to note is this machine can also be calibrated if you have an old mercury blood pressure system with the manual pump to use. There are directions on how to do it in the manual.

Overall I am very pleased with this purchase. If you have the money and want a blood pressure machine you can count on, this is the one to get.