Everyone knows perfectly well that blood pressure is one of the main indicators of the he alth of our cardiovascular system. Many people suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure). Even doctors today are convinced that every family should have a blood pressure monitor. Elderly people who are engaged in heavy physical labor or, conversely, who suffer from a lack of motor activity, especially need it. The most optimal are electronic devices, besides, the repair of electronic blood pressure monitors is extremely rare.
What to do if you are unlucky and the tonometer is broken?
If the tonometer suddenly stops working after an unsuccessful fall or when you turn it on, the numbers and symbols on the display are not fully displayed, or the device shows the same value all the time, do not be discouraged! Contact the service center where blood pressure monitors are repaired, the master will repair and set up your device.
Differences between mechanical and electronicblood pressure monitors
Apparatus for measuring pressure are mechanical, semi-automatic and automatic electronic. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
For example, mechanical ones have the highest accuracy (according to reviews) and the lowest price, but you need the skill to use them yourself.
All breakdowns relate to the failure of individual components. Repair of tonometers consists in the replacement of working components. To do this, you need to purchase a failed node in a medical equipment store and replace it. For example, if the device does not pump air into the cuff, then most likely the check valve in the pear has broken. It makes no sense to purchase and change the valve separately, and the entire assembly with tubes is easy, since they are unified.
Electronic blood pressure monitors are both fully automatic and semi-automatic, where the cuff is inflated manually with a pear. The price of such a device is 2-3 times higher than a mechanical one, moreover, in the presence of arrhythmia, errors in the readings are possible. Of the breakdowns, one can note malfunctions of the electronic scoreboard, turning off or “freezing” of the screen, problems with pumping air into the cuff, inaccurate readings (in comparison with another device). Repair of tonometers is usually carried out at a service center, since each device has a warranty card when it is sold. If you try to repair the device at home, it becomes invalid. You can change the cuff or pear on your own by buying another, and batteries. Replacements are not covered by the warranty.
World brands and equipment quality
Main manufacturers of automatic and semi-automatic blood pressure monitors: Omron (Japan), AND, Nissei, MicroLife, Citizen, Medisana AG (Germany), Bremed, Gamma, Maniquick, Beurer.
Modern automatic blood pressure monitors perfectly solve the problem of high-precision pressure measurement. Service centers operate in almost every city, for example, warranty and non-warranty repairs of Omron blood pressure monitors in Moscow are carried out on Vorotnikovsky Lane.
All these devices can be made in carpal and shoulder versions. Experts have more confidence in the readings of devices in which the cuff is worn on the forearm, since the pressure in the arteries of the wrist is slightly lower than it actually is.
Before using any device, you should carefully study the instructions, then it will work correctly, and repair of tonometers may not be necessary at all.
