Microlife WatchBP O3 User manual

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Affordable ABPM and strictly
guideline-based SBPM for
accurate out-of-office blood
pressure measurement.
Instruction Manual

The Microlife WatchBP O3 (Out Of Office) is designed to provide reliable and unbiased
ambulatory and self blood pressure measurement results, and strictly follows European
Society of Hypertension (ESH) and American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations
for out-of-office blood pressure measurement 1.The WatchBP O3 device has been clinically
validated according to the ESH protocol.
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.

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Product description
Name of parts and display ................................ 3–4
Before using WatchBP O3 for the first time
Activating the device ............................................. 5
Confirm cuff size..................................................... 6
Selecting the operation mode
«AMBULATORY» Mode ....................................... 7–9
«HOME» Mode.................................................. 9–11
«CASUAL» Mode................................................... 12
Recording the taking of medication
Medication record ......................................... 13–14
Measurement interval programming
Installation of the software program................... 15
Connecting the device to computer..................... 15
Programming the interval schedule.................... 16
Taking blood pressure measurements
«AMBULATORY» mode ................................... 17–21
«HOME» mode ............................................... 22–23
«CASUAL» mode............................................. 24–25
Viewing, deleting and transferring measurements
Viewing measurements................................. 26–28
Deleting measurements...................................... 29
Transferring measurements ................................ 30
Appendix
Batteries and power adaptor .............................. 31
Safety, care, accuracy test and disposal......... 32–33
Error messages............................................... 34–35
Technical specifications ....................................... 36
Table of Contents

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mmHg
DIA
mmHg
PUL
/min
AMBULATORY HOME CASUAL
Battery Compartment
Cuff Socket
Mode Switch
USB Port
Medication Button
Display
ON/OFF Button
M Button (Memory)
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Product description
Name of parts

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Mode Indication
Doctor Symbol
Outside Measurement Time
Relax
Battery Display
Stored Value
Time Left to Next Automatic
Measurement
Morning Data
Evening Data
Date/Time
Systolic Value
Diastolic Value
Pulse Indicator
Pulse Rate
Number of Stored Data
Display

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2) Set the month – Use M Button to set the Month.
Press the ON/OFF Button to confirm.
Before using WatchBP O3 for the first time
Activating the Device
Pull out the protective strip from the battery
compartment.
M Button equals select
ON/OFF Button equals confirm
3) Set the day – Press M Button to set the Day. Press
the ON/OFF Button to confirm.
1) Set the year – Upon removing the protective
strip or installing new batteries, the Year number
flashes in the display. Use the M Button to select
the Year. Press the ON/OFF Button to confirm your
selection.

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4) Set the time – Once the Hour and Minutes have
been set and the ON/OFF Button pressed, the
date and time are set, and the current time is
displayed.
5) To change the date and time, briefly take out
and put back one battery from the battery
compartment. The Year number will flash.
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)
Confirm cuff size
A variety of different cuff sizes are available for use
with the WatchBP O3 device.
* please use only Microlife cuffs!

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AMBULATORY HOME CASUAL
«AMBULATORY» Mode
Select «AMBULATORY» mode for fully programmable
24-hour patient out-of-office blood pressure
measurement.
Prior to each measurement, use the Mode Switch
on the side of the device to select the proper
measurement mode. The WatchBP O3 offers three
measurement modes: «AMBULATORY», «HOME» or
«CASUAL»mode.
Selecting the operation mode
AMBULATORY HOME CASUAL
AMBULATORY HOME CASUAL

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Programmable measurement intervals
The device automatically takes measurements
at fixed intervals of 15, 20, 30, or 60 minutes, as
programmed by the physician.
15
20
30
60 minutes
Set awake and asleep hours
To better suit each patient’s lifestyle, awake and
asleep hours can be programmed using the provided
WatchBP O3 software. Intervals for the awake and
asleep hours can also be programmed independently.
*The default measurement interval is 30 minutes for the
awake hours and 60 minutes for the asleep hours.
Awake from with minutes interval06 AM 10 PM 30~
Asleep from with minutes interval10 PM 06 AM 60~
Setting Ambulatory Measurement Schedule

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AMBULATORY HOME CASUAL
Two measurement periods
The awake measurement period can be programmed
to start at anytime between 4AM to 10AM, and the
asleep measurement period can be set to anytime
between 9PM to 2AM. Measurement intervals can be
set to 15, 20, 30, or 60 minutes for both awake and
asleep time periods.
«HOME» Mode
Select «HOME» mode for patient home blood
pressure measurement in accordance with the
guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension
(ESH) and American Heart Association (AHA).
Selecting the operation mode (cont.)