Microlife · BP
BP AG1-10
A manual upper-arm blood pressure kit with an aneroid dial, hand pump and professional cuff for use with a separate stethoscope.
- Type
- Upper arm
- Users
- –
- App
- No
- Validated
- –
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Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specMeasuring
- Type
- Upper arm
- Irregular heartbeat detection
- No
- AFib detection or ECG
- No
- Method
- Fully manual auscultatory upper-arm measurement using a separate stethoscope and aneroid pressure gauge. Hand inflation and screw-controlled deflation; systolic and diastolic readings are read by the operator. Actual first retail date unresolved
- Accuracy
- July 2021 exact guide gives 0–300 mmHg range and 2 mmHg scale divisions. Static accuracy within ±3 mmHg at 18–33°C and ±6 mmHg at 34–46°C; hysteresis error 0–4 mmHg and air leakage under ±4 mmHg/min. Maker recommends an accuracy test every two years or after mechanical impact
- Clinical validation
- Guide cites EN ISO 81060-1 and ANSI/AAMI SP09. These standards are separate from independent clinical validation; exact peer-reviewed validation not established, headline validation omitted
- Features
- Mechanical dial, pump ball and adjustable deflation valve. No automatic pressure or pulse calculation, irregular-heartbeat screening, AFib detection or ECG
Cuff
- Cuff fits
- 25–40 cm
- Cuff
- Supplied 25–40 cm cuff in current global guide. Asia-Pacific product page describes a professional cuff without metal bar and gives 25.4–40.6 cm fit; regional wording retained rather than silently combined
Connections and memory
- Bluetooth and app
- No
- Memory
- No electronic storage; readings, date and time are recorded separately by the operator
- App
- No Bluetooth, USB or phone app
- Power
- Mechanical operation without batteries or mains power
Design
- Display details
- Analogue manometer with pointer; no LCD
- Size
- 175 × 70 × 103 mm; maker lists 360 g for the kit without separating component weights
- In the box
- Current guide lists cuff, pump ball, valve and soft bag; manometer is identified in the controls. Stethoscope is required for measurement but not included in the listed accessories
Pros and cons
Pros
- No batteries required
- Supplied cuff fits 25–40 cm arms
- Soft carrying bag supplied
Cons
- Requires a separate stethoscope and manual reading
- No electronic memory or app
- Manual inflation and deflation
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Model | Type | Users | App | Validated | Released |
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| Upper arm | – | No | – | – | |
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – | |
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – |
