Product Description

Mark of Fitness Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor is clinically proven accurate. Unit offers the "IQ" system for maximum speed and comfort. Large digital readout of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate. Monitor has 60-time memory with date, time and average. Includes plastic storage case and instructions in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Requires 2 "AAA" batteries. 5-year warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44654 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Mark of Fitness
• Model: MF-81
• Released on: 2005-04-07
• Number of items: 1

Features

• Convenient and comfortable wristwatch monitor lets you save 60 readings
• Clinically proven to display fast, accurate readings of systolic/diastolic blood pressure and pulse
• Features one-touch operation and reads in about half the time of other traditional monitors
• Large, digital liquid crystal easy-to-read display
• Measures 3.8 x 3.9 x 3.6 inches (WxHxD); 8 ounces

Amazon.com Product Description
Take control of your health and fitness with the Mark of Fitness MF-81 Wristwatch Blood Pressure Monitor with IQ SystemT. Clinically proven to display fast, accurate readings of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse, this monitor features one-touch operation and reads in about half the time of other traditional monitors.

The Mark of Fitness MF-81 delivers accurate, clinically-proven blood pressure readings in the comfort of your own home. View larger.

More Comfortable and Convenient
Thanks to the dual mode fuzzy logic for both inflation and deflation, this monitor is more comfortable and convenient than other monitors because it reduces time spent at higher cuff pressures. To help you track your results over time, it offers a 60-session memory with date, time, and average. Wrist monitoring means there's no need to remove a jacket or sweater, making it easy to check your pressure and pulse anytime, anywhere. The large, digital liquid crystal display is also clear and easy to read. Included with the monitor is a zippered storage case and full instructions in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

The Benefits of the IQ System
The MF-81 features the IQ System, which makes it both quick and intelligent. This IQ System is a group of features allowing rapid measurement of blood pressure without sacrificing accuracy. Because the memory feature lets you show your doctor your results over a 60 day period, it's perfect for those who want to monitor their blood pressure for medical reasons. It's also ideal for both athletes in training and those just getting in shape, because it monitors your resting pulse rate, a reliable indication of physical fitness. The monitor comes with a five-year manufacturer's warranty, is 100-percent latex free, and runs on two "AAA" batteries (not included). For optimum accuracy, convenience, and comfort, no other blood pressure monitor makes taking care of your health so easy.

What's in the Box
Mark of Fitness MF-81 blood pressure monitor and warranty.

Customer Reviews

Accurate, compact, excellent bargain for the price
I've used the MF-81 for a few months and I've found it to be very accurate, reliable and, for the most part, easy to use. I haven't been able to test it against a doctor's office mercury cuff (considered the most accurate), but it was tested against another cuff that was tested as accurate and it was pretty much right on the money.

Positives: Accurate, compact, inexpensive (other cuffs with the same features typically cost more), fits both small and large wrists, remembers last 60 readings and gives average.

Negatives: To find out the average of the last 60 readings requires hitting the "memory" button up to 60 times. I lost my instruction booklet so maybe there's a faster way. If not, this is an inconvenience. The battery warning symbol is also rather unreliable. Mine has given a low battery warning for a month and I've used it between 50 and 100 times without a problem.

For the most part this is real bargain. I needed an accurate wrist cuff and I didn't want to spend a lot of money so it's perfect in that sense. If you require getting an average reading without much fuss then you might want to pay more for an easier to use model.

Extremely accurate and consistent. ... can be a lifesaver
I have had mine for about six months and have found it to be both convenient and consistently accurate. Any criticisms are likely due to the user not being familiar with how to take blood pressure. Most people know that blood pressure can vary between successive readings, regardless of the instrument used. Position of the cuff with respect of its elevation can also affect readings. An arm cuff is placed at very nearly the same height as the heart, which is ideal. When using my wrist monitor I always take the reading while seated and place my wrist lightly against my chest where it will be elevated at approximately the same height as my heart, and I get very accurate and consistant readings. Sometimes after exercise or mentally stressful events I will wait a minute or two for my body to readjust, take three successive readings, and accept an average of the second two as my "correct" blood pressure. Other averaging methods may work as well.

Overall, my health is pretty good except for mild hypertension. The last time I visited my specialist M.D. his nurse took my blood pressure with a wrist instrument. The old arm cuff was no longer being used. The reading was fairly consistent with those of my wrist instrument and the cuff monitor at Wal-Mart. The Mark of Fitness BP monitor is also one of the very few wrist monitors approved for accuracy by the German government health agency, and this influenced my decision to purchase this brand in preference to the others. I have no regrets.

I have never had to change batteries so I can't comment on battery life. In my opinion this is the best BP wrist monitor available regardless of price and I give it a very solid five stars.

It works!
Bought this as a backup for my Becton-Dickinson Wrist Unit, which is no longer available. It works with a similar accuracy, which is more than I can say for some other units -- similar meaning totally accurate! For those who are not aware, your blood pressure is almost never the same twice, even twice in a row with no delays -- but twice in a row should be very close, and with the B-D and this unit, it is. Didn't have my doctor check this one, because he's checked the B-D exhaustively, and this one gets the same (almost identical) results. Don't forget to keep the unit at heart-level -- fingertips just touching your opposite shoulderbone (between shoulder and neck). Good Luck!