Spacelabs 5300

Device Name:

5300

Manufacturer:

Spacelabs Healthcare, 35301 SE Center St., Snoqualmie, WA 98065, UNITED STATES.

Measuring functions:

Blood Pressure and PR

Primary Client Use:

Intended for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Measurement Site:

Upper Arm

Measurement Occurrence:

Intermittent measurements at specified intervals or times

Availability:

Obsolete

Description:

The Spacelabs 5300 is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor. Medaval has not found evidence proving the accuracy of its blood pressure measurement technology. Blood pressure measurements are taken from the upper arm. It is intended for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. This device is now obsolete.

Assessment:

There appears to be no peer-reviewed clinical validation information available on the technology used in the Spacelabs 5300 to measure blood pressure.

Recommendations:

	Accuracy Assessment	Recommendation	Basis
BP	Medaval	Not recommended	This device has not been clinically validated.

Relevant Publications:

Casadei R, Parati G, Pomidossi G, Groppelli A, Trazzi S, Di Rienzo M, Mancia G. 24-hour blood pressure monitoring: evaluation of Spacelabs 5300 monitor by comparison with intra-arterial blood pressure recording in ambulant subjects. J Hypertens. 1988 Oct;6(10):797-803. PMID: 3198917.

Measurements from the Spacelabs 5300 are compared to those from 24-hour intra-arterial measurements in 8 subjects, though not in a formal validation.