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M2 Essential
A compact upper-arm blood pressure monitor with a 22–32 cm soft cuff, 30-reading memory and cuff-wrap, movement and irregular-heartbeat indicators.
- Type
- Upper arm
- Users
- –
- App
- No
- Validated
- Yes
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Specifications
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- Type
- Upper arm
- Clinically validated
- Yes
- Irregular heartbeat detection
- Yes
- AFib detection or ECG
- No
- Method
- Automatic oscillometric upper-arm measurement; HEM-7188-E, distinct from M2+ HEM-7188-LE and earlier M2 generations. First on-sale date not established
- Accuracy
- Maker's pressure accuracy ±3 mmHg and pulse accuracy ±5% of displayed reading; systolic range 60–260 mmHg, diastolic 40–215 mmHg and pulse 40–180 beats/minute
- Clinical validation
- Maker manual states an 85-subject clinical investigation under EN ISO 81060-2:2014 and compliance with 2019, A1:2020 and A2:2024; investigation excludes pregnant and pre-eclamptic patients and uses K5 for diastolic pressure. Blood pressure validation does not establish diagnostic accuracy of rhythm indicators
- Features
- Irregular-heartbeat, body-movement, cuff-wrap and high-blood-pressure indicators. No AFib detection, ECG recording or automatic averaging; the UK page's generic Upper Arm BPM & ECG category label does not describe an ECG capability on this model
Cuff
- Cuff fits
- 22–32 cm
- Cuff
- Included HEM-CR24 soft cuff, 22–32 cm arm circumference; approximately 146 × 466 mm, 610 mm tube and 110 g. Optional compatible cuffs cover other arm sizes; their range is not the included cuff's range
Connections and memory
- Readings stored
- 30
- Bluetooth and app
- No
- Memory
- Up to 30 readings
- App
- No Bluetooth or OMRON connect support
- Power
- Four AA batteries included, DC 6 V / 4 W; optional compatible AC adapter sold separately. Approximately 900 measurements with new alkaline batteries and the included cuff, depending on batteries and cuff
Design
- Display details
- Digital LCD; monitor IP21
- Size
- Manual gives approximately 98 × 79 × 138 mm (W × H × L), differing from the UK web table's 172 × 117 × 117 mm; approximately 260 g without batteries
- In the box
- Monitor, HEM-CR24 cuff, four AA batteries and instruction manuals 1/2; no storage case
Pros and cons
Pros
- Cuff-wrap and body-movement indicators
- Stores up to 30 readings
- Runs on four AA batteries or an optional mains adapter
Cons
- Included cuff fits only 22–32 cm arms
- No Bluetooth or app transfer
- No AFib screening or ECG recording
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Model | Type | Users | App | Validated | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – | |
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – | |
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – |
Sources
- omron-healthcare.co.uk/products/m2-essential
- omron-healthcare.nl/producten/m2-essential
- celimed.sk/obchod_homedir/data/3445/prilohy/manual-web-tlakomer-omron-m2-essent…
Photo: omron-healthcare.nl
- Omron M2 Essential in use with its supplied cuff on a wooden table: OMRON Healthcare official exact-model Dutch gallery; complete supplied photograph and background retained.


