Microlife 3AC1-PC Premium Blood Pressure Monitor With IHD-MAM & PC Download

by Microlife

Product Features

• Takes 3 readings and averages the measurement for a more accurate result
• Detects blood pressure and pulse within specification even when a patient is having an irregular heartbeat
• Automatic storage of 99 readings with date and time plus BP analyzer software for computer download
• Medical grade accuracy with British Hypertension A/A grading
• Fully automatic inflation and deflation

Product Description

Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with patented Irregular Heartbeat Detection, patented Microlife Averaging Mode, 99-reading memory recall, PC download with software and USB cable included.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BH28FW
• UPC: 642632341016
• Item model number: 3AC1-PC
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,961 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very impressive. Easy-to-use and accurate. Includes well-designed software., January 1, 2006

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Wannabe Librarian - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microlife 3AC1-PC Premium Blood Pressure Monitor With IHD-MAM & PC Download (Health and Beauty)

The British Hypertension Society gave this monitor their highest possible rating for accuracy (A/A). That was the selling point for me along with the fact that it includes a USB connection and software.

The software that is included is very informative and is designed to also be used by medical professionals. (It can store patient data for an unlimited number of patients.) Graphs, tables, and averages for systolic BP, diastolic BP, and heart rate are provided for any given date range and can be further divided to only show morning or evening readings. I also liked the fact that the software can set the time and date on the blood pressure monitor.

The blood pressure cuff is comfortable and easy to place on my own arm. I have had this device for 2 weeks now and continue to enjoy using this device several times a day.

In a nutshell, I could not be happier with this BP monitor. Though it costs more than other automatic BP monitors, it is a much better value because of all the advanced features.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good product, May 18, 2006

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BeachBunny (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microlife 3AC1-PC Premium Blood Pressure Monitor With IHD-MAM & PC Download (Health and Beauty)

I read of the complaints about the USB connector, and while it's not a standard mini-USB connector, but I don't find it to be a problem. It's certainly better than what I've seen on some digital cameras and cell phones.

Build quality is very impressive, and the Mulitple Average Mode, where the monitor takes 3 readings then averages them is very useful. I can confirm that the Irregular Heartbeat Detector works quite well. I have a rather ragged pulse wave and every single time this monitor's found it. A friend tried it and it didn't flag them as having an irregular heartbeat, so it's reading correctly. Despite my irregular heartbeat, it still manages to get the correct blood pressure & pulse readings so far. Not sure what the lowest it can read, but my pulse was down to 46 and it still read properly.

The software which comes with the unit is quite good, but is obviously meant for a physician's office, not home use. It appears that the original design was that the physician's office would get the software and the patients would get these BP monitors and bring them in for their appointments and upload them then. Once you've navigated your way around the software, it is quite good, giving you a few other features like Mean Arterial Pressure and Pulse Pressure, along with graphs, histograms, etc. The BP monitor is good, but the software makes it great.

**Update Nov 2009***
Well, I've had this unit for 3+ years now, still going strong. I wish they had software for Mac and wish it had a standard-sized USB port, but otherwise still very satisfied with this BP monitor. Over those 3 years I've had some very low BP readings and yet this monitor still produced accurate readings. The cuff inflation of this unit is a bit uncomfortable at times, but it's never left a bruise like some of the drug store & hospital BP cuffs do to me. Probably due to my not-so-healthy body.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good Blood Pressure Monitor, March 22, 2006

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Mark Reynberg "mr7146" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microlife 3AC1-PC Premium Blood Pressure Monitor With IHD-MAM & PC Download (Health and Beauty)

This monitor is very accurate - less then 1% above real numbers (like 121-by-80 instead of 120-by-80) during the special test we ran on it. It also looks good. It is difficult to connect special little USB connector to it, so I normally keep it connected on this end, and connect it to my PC when I want to transfer data to PC.