Health technology company InBody has released its new BP170 consumer at-home blood pressure monitor that allows individuals to track their blood pressure in real time. This is important because blood pressure can significantly fluctuate throughout the day.
Inbody’s BP170 real time blood pressure monitoring device can capture these oscillations and generate reports that the individual and their healthcare provider can assess.
The BP170 is an at-home automatic blood pressure monitor that utilizes the oscillometric method to accurately produce blood pressure measurements. The technique involves automated oscillometric measurements of blood pressure by measuring the mean arterial pressure which is used to calculate the systolic and diastolic blood pressure using an algorithm. Most clinical settings now use automated oscillometric-based devices to measure blood pressure, compared to the more traditional auscultatory method which involves a mercury manometer and stethoscope.
The real time blood pressure monitoring device has a one-touch cuff that users place onto one arm and the reading is initiated with the touch of a button. The system generates a digital health report within minutes that users can access on a large display or right in the palm of their hand on their cell phone.
The device can be synced to the InBody mobile app on cell phones, allowing individuals to track their blood pressure readings in real time throughout the day and be alerted of any significant changes.
InBody says that BP170 fulfills the requirements of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization (AAMI/ESH/ISO) Universal Standard (ISO 81060-2:2018).
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“We are thrilled to bring the benefits of a medical-grade blood pressure device to households across the globe,” Harry Yun, CEO of InBody USA, said in a press release. “By doing so, our hope is to expand access to this technology, pinpoint early data variances that could be indicative of serious health conditions, and support the use of blood pressure outputs for assessing general wellbeing.”
The BP170 device generates data on various metrics that can help users evaluate signs of events like early morning hypertension, irregular pulse rate and incorrect cuff posture.
Data from the app can help alert users to concerning fluctuations in blood pressure and reveal potential heart issues.
InBody says the goal of the real time blood pressure monitoring device is to offer users the flexibility and convenience of at-home, real-time blood pressure monitoring that can help inform healthy lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and improve overall quality of life.
InBody has a suite of “heart-healthy devices” that it has developed through refining advanced BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) technology. This has allowed the company to develop devices that offer accurate biometric readings. In addition to blood pressure monitors, the company also offers a consumer whole-body composition analyzer and a fitness tracker.
With the COVID-19 pandemic having triggered a rise in at-home health monitoring, the global blood pressure monitors market is expected to more than double from $1.49 billion in 2020 to $3.21 billion in 2028.
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