Copal UA-231

Device Model:

UA-231

Manufacturer:

Copal Inc. (Suspended), Suite 3, 803 North Front Street, McHenry, IL 60050, UNITED STATES.

Measuring functions:

Blood Pressure and PR

Primary Client Use:

Intended for professional use

Measurement Site:

Upper Arm

Measurement Occurrence:

Single measurements only

Availability:

Obsolete

Description:

The Copal UA-231 is an automatic blood pressure monitor. Although its blood pressure measurement technology has been evaluated, it is not possible to base a determination on its accuracy from this research. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for professional use. This device is now obsolete.

Assessment:

The technology used in the Copal UA-231, to measure blood pressure, has been assessed, in a general population, according to a non-standard protocol.

Recommendations:

	Accuracy Assessment	Recommendation	Basis
BP	Medaval	None	When an evaluation is carried out using a non-standard protocol, no inference can be made on accuracy based on a standard protocol.

Validation Publications:

Gallacher JE, Yarnell JW, Rogers S, Sweetnam P. Automatic measurement of blood pressure: evaluation of the Copal UA-231 automatic sphygmomanometer. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1985 Sep;39(3):220-3. PMID: 4045362.

Ad Hoc protocol General population

Rogers S, Smith GD, Doyle W. Field evaluation of the Copal UA-231 automatic sphygmomanometer. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1988 Dec;42(4):321-4. PMID: 3256572.

Ad Hoc protocol General population