291:(NICE) in 2013. WatchBP Home A was recommended to be used for hypertension monitoring and atrial fibrillation screening in primary care, using the device in primary care could increase the detection rate of atrial fibrillation compared with taking the pulse by hand. Microlife also patented the "Microlife Average Mode" (MAM), which is a feature in the blood pressure monitors that takes three consecutive readings and creates an average from that data. Pulse arrhythmia detection (PAD), which is another feature in some Microlife blood pressure monitors that automatically detects irregular heartbeats, is another one of the company's primary technologies. Over their lifespan and their different iterations, Microlife blood pressure monitors have been validated by the British Hypertension Society with their highest rating (AA).
503:"Microlife (Dunedin, Florida), a developer of diagnostic equipment such as blood pressure monitors, thermometers, peak flow devices, reported that it has acquired HealtheTech (Golden, Colorado), a provider of advanced diagnostic devices and software that measure and monitor health parameters used to manage weight, nutrition and fitness.(Deals roundup)"
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