PyMaH Trimline
Device Name:
Trimline
Manufacturer:
PyMaH Corporation (Suspended), 240 Readington Road, Somerville, NJ 08876, UNITED STATES.
Measuring functions:
Blood Pressure
Primary Client Use:
Intended for professional use
Measurement Site:
Upper Arm
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Obsolete
Description:
The PyMaH Trimline is a desk (tabletop) manually-operated mercury sphygmomanometer. Its blood pressure measurement technology has been proven to be accurate. 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 PyMaH Trimline, to measure blood pressure, has passed in a clinical validation study, in a general population, according to a recognised standard protocol, as published in a peer-reviewed publication.
Recommendations:
| Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
| BP | Medaval | Legacy approval | Older clinical validation; older protocol |
Validation Publications:
O'Brien E, Mee F, Atkins N, O'Malley K. Inaccuracy of seven popular sphygmomanometers for home measurement of blood pressure. J Hypertens. 1990 Jul;8(7):621-34. PMID: 2168452.
SP10:1987 - Pass General population
Relevant Publications:
Atkins N, O'Brien E, Mee F, O'Malley K. The relative accuracy of simultaneous same arm, simultaneous opposite arm and sequential same arm measurements in the validation of automated blood pressure measuring devices. J Hum Hypertens. 1990 Dec;4(6):647-649. PMID: 2096206.