Microlife WatchBP Home User manual

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Accurate home and
nocturnal blood pressure
measurements
with the WatchBP Home N.
Instruction Manual

Microlife WatchBP Home N is the device designed to measure daily and nocturnal blood pressure.
It strictly follows European Society of Hypertension (ESH)1, 2 and American Heart Association (AHA)3
recommendations of 7-day home measurement period with two measuremetns in the morning and two
in the evening. Using the WatchBP Home N device helps you collect accurate diurnal and nocturnal blood
pressure measurements. This gives a good insight in your daily blood pressure pattern and therefore
provides valuable information to your doctor. The WatchBP Home N device has been clinically validated
according to the ESH protocol4.
1 O’Brien E, Asmar R, Beilin L, Imai Y, et al. European Society of Hypertension recommendations for conventional, ambulatory and home blood pressure
measurement. European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring. J Hypertens 2003;21:821-848.
2 Stergiou GS, et al. A tool for reliable self-home blood pressure monitoring designed according to the European Society of Hypertension
recommendations: The Microlife WatchBP Home monitor. Blood press Monit. 2007;12:127-131.
3 Thomas G. Pickering, Nancy Houston Miller, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Lawrence R. Krakoff, Nancy T. Artinian and David Goff. Call to Action on Use and
Reimbursement for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Executive Summary: A Joint Scientic Statement From the American Heart Association, American
Society of Hypertension, and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. Hypertension 2008;52;1-9
4 Stergiou GS, Giovas PP, Gkinos CP, Patouras JD. Validation of the Microlife WatchBP Home device for self home blood pressure measurement according
to The International Protocol. Blood Press Monit. 2007;12(3):185-188.

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Before using WatchBP Home N for the rst time
Product description .....................................................3–4
Activating the device ...................................................... 5
Selecting the correct cuff ................................................ 6
Taking measurements using WatchBP Home N
«USUAL» Mode ............................................................... 7
«DIAG.» Mode ............................................................7–10
«NOCTURNAL» Mode .................................................... 11
Reording medication intake and Memory
Reording medication intake ................................... 12–13
Memory ........................................................................ 14
Eight steps for taking accurate blood pressure
measurements
Blood pressure measurement procedures ............. 15–18
Special function
Atrial Fibrillation Detection .................................... 19–20
Viewing, deleting, and transferring measurement
values
Viewing measurement values ............................... 21–24
Deleting measurement values ..................................... 24
Transferring measurement values.......................... 25–26
Appendix
Batteries and power adaptor ................................. 27–28
Safety, care, accuracy test and disposal ................. 29–30
Error messages ....................................................... 31–32
Important facts ....................................................... 33–34
Technical specications ................................................ 35
Table of Contents

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SYS
mmHg
mmHg
DIA
PUL
/min
USUAL
DIAG.
NOCTURNAL
M Button (Memory)
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O
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T
U
RNA
L
U
SU
A
L
DIA
G
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Display
ON/OFF Button
Cuff Socket
Power Socket
Serial Port Battery Compartment
Mode Switch
Medication Button

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Mode Indicators
Doctor Symbol
Atrial Fibrillation Detection
Outside Measurement time
Relax
Battery Display
Delete Memory Data
Morning Data
Evening Data
Date/Time
Systolic Value
Diastolic Value
Pulse Indicator
Pulse Rate
Number of Stored Data
USUAL
DIAG.
NOCTURNAL

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2)Set the month – Press the M button to select the
month. Press the ON/OFF button to conrm.
Before using WatchBP Home N for the rst time
Activating the Device
Pull out the protective strip from the battery
compartment to activate the device.
Press M button to select.
Press ON/OFF button to conrm.
3)Set the day – Press the M button to select the day.
Press the ON/OFF button to conrm.
SYS
mmHg
mmHg
DIA
PUL
/min
USUAL
DIAG.
NOCTURNAL
1)Set the year – Upon removing the protective strip or
installing new batteries, the year number ashes in
the display. Use the M button to select the year. Press
the ON/OFF button to conrm the selection.

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4)Set the time – Press the M Button to select the time.
Press the ON/OFF button to conrm. When the date
and time are set, the current time is displayed.
5)If you want to change the date and time, take out one
battery from the battery compartment briey and
press ON/OFF button to turn off the device; then put it
back. The year number will ash. Complete the process
as described above.
M (Medium size)
22 - 32 cm (8.7 - 12.6 inches)
M is the correct size for most people.
L (Large size)
32 - 42 cm (12.6 - 16.5 inches)
Selecting the correct cuff
The WatchBP Home N device is available with different
cuff sizes. If the cuff provided with the device is not the
correct size, please consult your doctor.
* please use only Microlife cuffs!

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Prior to each measurement, use the Mode Switch
on the right side of the device to select the proper
measurement mode. There are three modes to be
selected:
«USUAL» (Usual) mode,
for a regular single measurement.
«DIAG.» (Diagnostic),
7-day measurement session for diagnosis or follow-up.
«NOCTURNAL» (Nocturnal) mode
for measurements of blood pressure during sleep.
The user should be lying supine in bed when this mode
is selected.
N
O
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RNA
L
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DIA
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Taking measurements using WatchBP Home N
NOCTURNAL USUAL
NOCTURNAL USUAL
NOCTURNAL USUAL
DIAG.
DIAG.
DIAG.
* The time of taking medication can be recorded in any modes.

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«USUAL» Mode
In «USUAL» mode, single measurements can be
taken at any time, and the measurement values are
automatically stored for later evaluation by your doctor
Anytime
NOCTURNAL USUAL NOCTURNAL USUAL
NOCTURNAL USUAL
DIAG. DIAG.
DIAG.
«DIAG.» Mode
The «DIAG.» mode should be selected as requested.
The blood pressure can only be measured in
accordance to the 7-day measurement schedule as
prescribed by the European Society of Hypertension
(ESH).
NOCTURNAL USUAL
NOCTURNAL USUAL
NOCTURNAL USUAL
DIAG.
DIAG.
DIAG.

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Take measurements on 7 consecutive days
In «DIAG.» mode, blood pressure measurements
are taken on 7 consecutive days. ESH1and AHA2
recommend to take a 7-day measurement period with
2 measurements in the morning and 2 measurements
in the evening to get an average of at least 12 morning
and evening measurements for reference. The rst-day
measurments shall be excluded from the analysis.
Two sets of measurements per day
ESH guidelines recommend one double measurement
to be taken in the morning between 06:00 - 09:00 and
one in the evening between 18:00 - 21:00. Always take
the measurements before taking your medication,
unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
Jan
JAN
30 7consecutive
days
X1
X1
06:00 - 09:00
18:00 - 21:00
ESH Guidelines
Taking measurements using WatchBP Home N (cont.)
1 Gianfranco Paratia, et al. European Society of Hypertension guidelines for blood pressure monitoring at home. J Hypertens 2008 26:1505–1530.
2 Thomas G. Pickering, et al. Call to Action on Use and Reimbursement for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring. Hypertension 2008;52;1-9