Withings BPM Connect – Digital Blood Pressure Cuff & Heart Rate Monitor – Blood Pressure Machine Arm Cuff, FDA Cleared, FSA/HSA Eligible, IOS & Android

Clean compact design, good App, and accurate enough.
I compared my results on the Withings BP against a professional grade WelchAllyn ProBP 3400 series ($900) calibrated handheld blood pressure monitor. The cuff size makes a difference, I used a size 11 (25-34cm) cuff vs. the “one size fits most” built into the Withings BP. I connect the Withings to one arm and the WelchAllyn to my other arm careful to get the same height and arterial alignment. I ran 5 tests then swapped arms and tested 5 more times. Based on the WelchAllyn ProBP it looks like the Withings is the systolic readings were normally within 2pts of accurate but the diastolic readings were off by an average of 4-5 pts. Pulse was within a 1-3 beats. They WelchAllyn was much faster and more accurate because it utilizes the SureBP NIBP measurements that take the readings during cuff inflation vs the Withings that is measuring during deflation. The Hillrom FlexiPort Blood Pressure Cuff is more accurate because it is sized to my arm but it’s meant to be put on my a care giver and putting it on yourself is tricky, but with ability to quickly disconnect the cuff and swap to another cuff it is meant more for a hospital environment. The Withings cuff is easy to put on yourself but I don’t think it is as accurate, also the screen is facing out when you put it on correctly, poor designed choice for an at home blood pressure monitor. But it’s integration with the Withings App is excellent. Overall I’d give it 4.5 stars, with the only negatives being the screen facing outward when correctly placed, the accuracy being a bit off 2-3%, and the cuff tends to constrict more than it need to leading to a slower reading and a bit more painful than necessary. For the price and the App integration I’ll round 4.5 up to a 5 star rating. I also had the original Withings blood pressure cuff I bout 10+ years ago that ran on AAA batteries and this new rechargeable and WiFi version is an order of magnitude better. I even dig how small it rolls up, yeah it’s 5-stars.

Beware of inaccurate readings and NO ability to return for a refund plus horrid app
Like I always do when I get a new medical device such as a blood pressure cuff I bring it along with me to my doctor so I can calibrate its accuracy to make sure the readings are within acceptable limits. Based on the readings I may or may not have to take very strong blood pressure medications to rapidly drop my pressure when it’s over 200, but if I take this medication when my blood pressure isn’t high enough it not only can but has caused me to pass out leading to a whole 911 situation when my wife freaks out.This cuff is wildly inaccurate! I’m not talking about a 10 or 12-point difference, but much much more than that. My doctor suggested I get another cuff so I started a return and to my surprise, this sad excuse for a company does not accept any returns for blood pressure cuffs!Fine. Keep my $120 nothing I can do about it, but know this Withings any and every chance I get I will do my level best to keep people from falling prey to your predatory sales practices. That you can believe in! We also purchased your $99 scale and it’s going back just as soon as I’ve finished this review. You won’t ever get my business again.Since I’m stuck keeping the cuff let me review it based on what I know so far. Accuracy at least for me is an easy 1 star. Ease of use is also a 1 star because the Withings app is one of the most difficult apps to navigate that I’ve ever had to use. I got so lost that I finally admitted defeat and went to their help section so I could talk to someone and can you believe you actually have to schedule a time for someone to call you back?! And that’s not even the worst part! It’s 3/1/24 right now and the soonest “appointment” to get product help was at the very end of the month!!! Talk about a red flag.The cuff is easy enough to use. Just strap it on with the Withings logo level to your heart and press a button. Its absolutely not easy to read though – at least not on the cuff itself. The LEDs are dim and don’t stay on long enough to get an idea of the readings plus they use some funky LED font that makes it even more difficult, but I only resorted to trying to read the cuff information because the alternative and I suppose the entire point of this cuff is to have the data show up in the app, but again the app is sad beyond anything I’ve used.I guess the bottom line is if this cuff seems good for you just know that once shipped – good, bad, or ugly – you own it. I would recommend before purchasing to go download the Withings app so you can see what I’m talking about before it’s too late.

Ho acquistato questo misuratore di pressione e ne sono molto soddisfatto. Misura accuratamente la pressione sistolica, diastolica e la frequenza cardiaca, ed è approvato sia in Europa che dalla FDA.L’utilizzo è semplicissimo, basta premere un solo pulsante e il display a LED mostra subito i risultati con un sistema di colori molto intuitivo.La sincronizzazione con l’app Health Mate via Wi-Fi e Bluetooth è rapidissima e permette di tenere sotto controllo l’andamento della pressione nel tempo. Fantastico anche il fatto che si possano inviare facilmente i dati al proprio medico tramite l’app.Compatibile con Apple Health, e la batteria dura mesi con una sola carica. Il fatto che sia dispositivo medico detraibile è un altro punto a favore.Perfetto per chi cerca affidabilità, semplicità d’uso e tecnologia integrata. Super consigliato!

The blood pressure monitor gives accurate results (compared to 2 other Omron products with one has known calibration bias). Easy to use and without cumbersome battery holder (my Omron uses 4 AA batteries). Easy to carry and works wonderfully while traveling.The reduced half star is for the Setup and Bluetooth connectivity. It seems that I can never put it in use without downloading the mobile app. I do appreciate the Bluetooth link, but for a quick measuring in a hurry, I would definitely prefer the device could be used straight out of the box. Also I have difficulties to set the device to send to 2 different phones for my both parents. It might be the user’s problem I am still trying to figure out. But it is definitely not very intuitive.Overall it is definitely a recommended product and I never regret buying it and it definitely a worthy product (with a deal. the original price is a little too expensive).