Comments on: Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with IntelliSense

By: Charles E. Phillips

Charles E. Phillips — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:51:59 +0000

Review by Charles E. Phillips for Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with IntelliSense Rating: After a doctor's check-up, my blood pressure was higher than it had ever been. I decided to take an active role in monitoring it so I ordered the Omron HEM-712C from Amazon. This machine was also rated rather high with Consumer Reports and the price was in-line with the suggested cost. It arrived in very short order and now both my wife and I monitor our BP ourselves. Good product at a very reasonable price.

By: William E. Knebel

William E. Knebel — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:27:25 +0000

Review by William E. Knebel for Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with IntelliSense Rating: I have used the Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor for over a month. At first the readings were so inconsistant I thought the unit was faulty. After about a week of use the range of readings got smaller. I belive that having a consistant position of your body and arm plus an accurate positioning of the cuff leads to more consistant results.

By: D. Grieco

D. Grieco — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:18:12 +0000

Review by D. Grieco for Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with IntelliSense Rating: My doctor recommended I purchase this product and was asked to bring it in to establish its accuracy. He tested it and it passed with flying colors! It was extremely accurate when compared to his office blood pressure unit. I highly recommend this product.

By: Martha W. Bonney

Martha W. Bonney — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:32:41 +0000

Review by Martha W. Bonney for Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with IntelliSense Rating: This cuff is easy to use, the readings appear to be accurate (they jibe with readings in the doctor's office), and the batteries are lasting longer than I expected. Inflation is somewhat noisy, so you may want to close your office door if you're measuring your BP at work. Cuffs are transferable between OMRON products; the large cuff from my manual bp monitor works just fine on this battery-powered monitor. Also, somewhat to my surprise, the action of manually inflating the cuff does not seem to affect readings; the numbers are similar between both monitors. The cuff automatically inflates to 170 mmHG; if it senses that it needs to go higher, it will continue to inflate to 210 mmHG, and you can force it to go even higher if your systolic pressure is really high. No frills, except for a memory bank that retains 14 readings (blood pressure, pulse). Highly recommended.

By: P. B. Sharp

P. B. Sharp — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:20:22 +0000

Review by P. B. Sharp for Omron HEM-712C Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with IntelliSense Rating: I had been using an Omron HM 780 for about two years and had nothing against it except for the fact the arm- cuff is thick and rigid and never seemed to get really tight around my thin arm.

Although the 712C model does not have as many features as the 780 one, it warns of the all-important irregular heart beat. Many of the features of the 780 I don't feel I need.

I compared readings from the two models and they were very close, but I feel more comfortable with the 712C's flexible arm-cuff. The maximum circumference of your arm for this unit is 13 inches so if your arm is muscular or heavy you will not be able to use this cuff. Be sure to select the box for the 9" to 13" cuff as you will pay much more for the larger cuff which is also available.

The 712C model is very reasonable in price, some $23.00 less than the 780, so if it can accommodate your arm and if you don't need all the advanced features I heartily recommend it over the more expensive one.

One caveat: the 712C does not come with an AC adapter or the required four AA batteries. I was able to use the adapter from the 780 set, but the unit will run fine on the batteries alone.

The Omron 712C is a very nice unit at a remarkably low price. Just bear in mind that the low price is for the smaller cuff only.