Welch AllynH-BP100SBP Home Series 1700 Blood Pressure Monitor and Upper Arm Cuff, Clinical-grade Technology and Easy Bluetooth Smartphone Connectivity

After reading scads of reviews for BP machines on Amazon, I finally decided to order the Welch Allyn unit. I'm familiar with run-of-the-mill BP machines, having tried several of them for my aging dad. Most of them are poorly made junk. This one is in a class of its own.Unfortunately it is all too easy to crank out a low-cost BP machine, so naturally the market is crowded with pretenders. Most of the units I have encountered are variations on the same theme. They could well all be made in the same Gulag in China and just labeled with different brands. This unit is a thing of beauty. It is solidly built, with a quick-disconnect coupling between the cuff and the main unit. The main panel has a clear, simple display with a single button to take a reading. Once the initial bluetooth setup is complete, you don the cuff, turn on the app, and hit the button. The unit takes a reading, updates the app with the latest reading, and turns itself off.The firmware that runs this unit is pretty sweet. As another reviewer pointed out, the motor doesn't just spin up to full blast while inflating the cuff; instead, it spins up and down, carefully listening and feeling its way along. Readings are very very repeatable. I have seen some interesting variations in the way it takes readings, so there is obviously more subtlety than your average BP machine. It appears to have been engineered by a team that understands not only product design, but the art of taking blood pressure as well. That latter aspect is what makes it a worthwhile purchase.The iPhone app itself is very clean, intuitive and usable. It has a charting function that shows you trends over days, weeks, months. years.Yes, it is priced a little higher than the average BP unit, but it is worth every penny. I recommend this unit highly.

This is only with a few days experience. The unit impressed initially by it's weight and solid construction. Most home devices seem lightweight and more toward the gadget side. The device seemed to carry a $20-$30 dollar premium in cost for equivalent function. This was rationalized as it is about my health and effectively communicate my BP history with my doctor across time rather than incidental clinical readings.. As an engineer, the intuitive feel was a well designed and thought out device. The readings have been quick. Repeat ability with a short pause, have been within a few points on each reading. Have not checked it with a clinical reading. The app paired easily. The app should be running with Bluetooth working at the finish of the read, and it transfers easily. If not running, or away from it for any reason, the device transfers the current reading and any readings missed to the app, without losing data. The data is stored in a secure cloud situation, I assume under HIPPA provisions. I wish Welch Allyn would confirm this in writing. Change phones, and the data is still there. I asked the tech if anyone shared your info if your doctor doesn't subscribe to their portal for patient evaluation of your persdonal readings, and they said they do not. Some gripe about the lack of multiple users on the machine and accommodation in the app. The truth is the device was designed as a one patient device to work with the app. From a design stand point, the data collected is likely covered under HIPPA and this would complicate the security of trying to have that convenience on one device and one app with one logon. Looking at the companies portfolio of connected hospital instruments indicated that they have had years of working with critical and protected data in wired/wireless environments. The app itself seems robust and intuitive. No problems under the latest OSX. Assuming the same app functionality, I would like to know if the app would work on a retired Apple or Android device (phone/tablet) using only a standard wireless LAN connection when the phone does not have Cellular data engaged.

Purchased the Welch Allyn Home 1700 Series Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Easy Bluetooth Smartphone Connectivity, Item model number: H-BP100SBP, from the Welch Allyn Home store on Amazon. I received it today. I put the batteries in, and connected the standard cuff that was included with it. I heard the click when I attached the cuff to the monitor. The monitor turned on fine. I can hear the motor attempting to inflate the cuff. However, the cuff does not inflate. At all. I had also purchased the XL and X-small cuff from WA Home, so I attached both of those cuffs as well and attempted to inflate them using the monitor. Neither of them were inflated by this monitor either. Regardless of the cuff used, the monitor attempts to inflate, then gives the E-01 message, every time. I've tried the cuffs on both the right and left arms, on both myself, and my husband. The E01- (cuff is not secure, readjust the cuff, relax for a moment, then measure again) message is the only result I can obtain. I take numerous blood pressures daily in a clinical setting as part of the function of my employment. I'm quite familiar with the proper way to take a blood pressure reading. This is not user error.Welch Allyn has been used in a clinical setting for... ages. It's a trusted brand. My concern is... what is going on with their QA?I've contacted their Tech Support, and will update this regarding the response of WA's support staff.**** Update ****I called their tech support line at 1-800-856-4605. Dude was super nice, and no questions asked is shipping a replacement unit out. I've been emailed a fedex label to ship the defective unit back at no cost to me. This took this review from 1 star, up to 3 stars. I will update this review again once I receive the replacement unit.**** Update 8/18/2020 ****Received the replacement unit just now. Put the batteries in, powered it up. It's in even worse shape than the original unit shipped to me. That one at least made noises like it was trying to inflate the cuff, and the monitor itself stayed powered on. The new unit? It powers up, shows a 0, then immediately powers off. I changed the batteries out. Changed the cuff out. Bottom line, this was a waste of 2 weeks of my time, and over a hundred bucks, especially since I ordered the x-small and x-large welch allyn cuffs to go with it. I only purchased this instead of omron because I figured Welch Allyn has been in the business so long, they'd HAVE to have it together, right?Clearly. Not. I'll go order an Omron right now, while I call tech support to get yet another return sticker.**** Update to my update ****K, I'll contact Amazon. WA support only handles warranty/replacement, they do not do refunds. Refunds have to go thru Amazon. Now you know.