Tensiomètre Électronique Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Withings BPM Connect

Commenté en France le 20 novembre 2019

J'ai fait l'acquisition des deux modèles de tensiomètres connectés de Withings, le BPM Connect (entrée de gamme, 99€) et le BPM Core (haut de gamme, 249€), ce qui me permet de vous livrer une revue complète et comparative, qui je l'espère vous aidera à choisir le bon modèle, pour ceux qui comme moi ont longtemps hésité entre l'un et l'autre (notamment à cause du prix).Voici en synthèse les pour et contre du BPM Connect :✅ L'appairage est super facile, il suffit de connecter son mobile en bluetooth au tensiomètre et de suivre le guide pas à pas via l'application propriétaire HealthMate de Withings.✅ L'écosytème Withings est très intégré (Application HealthMate, regroupant les mesures de tous les appareils Withings : balances, montres, capteur de sommeil, thermomètre, tensiomètre...) et permet d'enregistrer toutes les mesures et les présenter sous forme de graphiques avec tout l'historique accessible sur l'application ou via internet sur le site de Withings.✅ Les données collectées par l'appareil sont toutes utilisables et stockables également sur l'application Santé/Health d'Apple, et donc partageables avec les applications santés les plus populaire (comme TactioSanté par exemple)✅ Le BPM Connect est très compact car le brassard est fin, souple, et peu s'enrouler autour de l'unité principale.✅ L'autonomie a l'air plus que satisfaisante (elle est annoncée pour 6 mois par Withings)✅ Possibilité de switcher entre une mesure unique ou 3 mesures d'affilée d'une simple pression sur le bouton✅ Batterie intégrée rechargeable, et donc pas de piles à remplacer tous les 4 matins ;)✅ Les mesures sont conformes, c'est quand même le plus important !!❌ Le brassard est beaucoup, beaucoup trop long... ce n'est pas très pratique lorsqu'il s'agit de le fixer autour du bras❌ L'affichage est trop limité en largeur (économies sur les coûts de fabrication, je suppose) : seulement 4 caractères sont affichables, au delà cela défile...❌ Aucune housse n'est fournie avec le produit pour le protéger lors du transport ou du rangement !❌ Le prix, même à 99€, reste très élevé comparé aux appareils concurrents. Certes il y a le design en plus, mais est ce que cela vaut le double ??? A vous de juger.🔹 DIFFERENCES entre les deux produits en un coup d'oeil :- Le BPM Connect est très compact et le brassard s'enroule autour, donc il peut s'emporter partout. Le BPM Core est beaucoup plus encombrant, d'autant que le brassard n'est pas souple (il ne pourra pas s'enrouler autour du cylindre, vous pouvez voir la différence sur les photos fournies en annexe de ce commentaire...)- Le BPM Connect ne prend QUE la tension et le rythme cardique. Le BPM Core fournit en plus l'ECG, l'enregistrement du son du coeur (stéthoscope électronique), et permet de détecter les anomalies cardiaques (valvulopathie, fibrillation auriculaire)- Le BPM Connect dispose d'un affichage numérique non tactile de 4 caractères seulement, le BPM Core est beaucoup plus lisible puisqu'il en propose 8 caractères mais il est surtout tactile (ce qui permet par exemple de choisir à quel utilisateur attribuer la mesure quand le tensiomètre est partagé.Vous avez donc tous les éléments pour faire votre choix en parfaite connaissance de cause.Perso, j'ai décidé de garder le BPM Core (l'autre modèle donc), plus complet, malgré son prix encore plus délirant.

Commenté en France le 11 octobre 2023

Un design superbe, de qualité, parfait pour suivre votre tension régulièrement.Facile d’utilisation, les données sont précises,et avec l’application c’est très simple et ludique.Du beau matériel.Je suis ravi de cet achat.

Commenté en France le 12 juillet 2023

J’avais un modèle non connecté, cette version est pratique et fait moins mal au bras. Je fais trois mesures par jour. L’application est moyenne, mais c’est mieux que de noter sur une feuille les mesures puis de les saisir dans Excel. Par contre le l’ai acheté au prix fort début juillet, et au prime days, il avait perdu 30€. Pour la Balance j’attendrais les prochaines solde sur Amazon.

Commenté en France le 11 septembre 2023

Assez cher mais fiable et peu encombrant.

Commenté en France le 1 août 2023

Si pour des raisons de santé vous vous devez de prendre votre tension régulièrement et de la noter, cet appareil et son application sur smartphone vont devenir vos compagnons.Réellement simple d'utilisation, précis, il permet de suivre avec précision sa tension.

Commenté en France le 1 août 2023

***Avantages :-Facilement transportable. Peut se mettre dans le sac à main ; on peut donc mesurer sa T.A. en ville, pendant promenade, courses…-Mesurer la moyenne de 3 prises de tension, ce qui semble, d’après les scientifiques être la T.A. la plus exacte.-Consulter à tout moment son historique tensionnel, le conserver ou le communiquer à son médecin. Très important pour surveiller l’évolution de sa T.A.-Pouvoir créer d’autres profils, pour sa famille par exemple.***inconvénients-Le prix. Ce tensiomètre reste excessivement cher-Manipulation pas toujours facile pour adapter le brassard à son bras gauche.-L’inconvénient sans doute le plus rédhibitoire avec le prix, c’est le mode d’emploi fastidieux et tellement compliqué. Pourtant je m’y connais en objets connectés, pc, smartphones etc. L’installation sur iPhone et sur smartphone ne réussit pas du 1er coup. Et il y a même une sorte de bug si on l’installe comme moi sur iPhone et sur smartphone Samsung. Ce qui est également compliqué, c’est la MAJ, changer de mode de T.A. de une à 3 fois, changer de profil pour une seconde personne , réinitialiser etc etcMon conseil est d’aller plutôt chercher un bon Omron. D’ailleurs beaucoup de médecins généralistes utilisent cette marque.

Commenté en France le 12 août 2023

Beau design, pratique, très satisfait 👍

Commenté en France le 8 juillet 2023

Facilité de connexion précision

Commenté aux États-Unis le 23 août 2023

This costs more than other blood pressure devices, but it is well worth the cost. It’s accurate, compact, has an attractive and inconspicuous design, and it automatically tracks the data for you.

My main reason for purchasing the Witihings blood pressure cuff is that it automatically logs and wirelessly sends the readings to the iPhone (iOS) Health app and Withings apps. I don’t have to do anything other than take my blood pressure, which is two button presses. This device does the rest, automatically.

To be blunt: it’s a hassle to manually log every blood pressure reading by hand. And who wants to figure out how to format and graph the data to see averages, identify trends, and share them with your doctor?We’re much less likely to keep up good habits if they’re a hassle, and the Withings device makes it as easy as possible.
The Withings app is excellent, too, by the way. It’s comparable in quality, design, and ease of use to the Apple Health app.

Here are the other key reasons why I recommend the Withings blood pressure cuff:1. It’s accurate. I checked this against my doctor's BP readings, and they were nearly identical (within a point or two). The nurse remarked even seemed surprised it was so accurate (she sees a lot of inaccurate devices).2. It's compact. It rolls up into a single, inconspicuous, burrito-sized package that you can easily hold in one hand, drop into a drawer, or slide onto a shelf, or put in your pocket without fuss or fumbling. It also looks nice. It could easily pass for an Apple product.Most other blood pressure readers have the pump/reader attached to the cuff with tubing. They can be an ugly, jumbled mess that are reminiscent of ‘a snake in a can,’ i.e. they can't easily be compacted down to small and tidy form.3. It’s very easy to use. Slide it on and secure it with velcro. Tap the button twice to start. It quickly reaches full pressure, deflates, and displays the readings 3 times (Systolic, then Diastolic, then Pulse; it then repeats these numbers 2 more times). It gives you plenty of time to take the cuff off make and make a note of the numbers, if you also wish to track them manually.However, as above, the readings are automatically logged into the Withings app and then synched to your iPhone's Health app. Downloading the app was quick and easy, as was setting up the synching. I was ready to go in just 3-5 minutes. Just be aware that it may take a minute or two for the data to appear up in the Withings App and Health app.4. It’s rechargeable, so no fussing with batteries. The devices comes with a USB-A to micro-USB cable (it’s about 21 inches long). The USB-A plug should fit charging cube that you use for your iPhone. (It does not come with its own charging cube)
5. You can set up multiple users. After a reading, you can specify (switch) to save it to a different person's profile. I haven't tried this, so I can't speak to how easy it is to set up or use.6. The Withings app can also create a very basic report to email to your doctor, yourself, etc. It's very simple: it shows two lines, one with the average blood pressure reading, the other with the split, i.e. what percentage of readings fall below a given reading.In my case, the report also displays my weight, BMI, and daily steps. These are things I track on the Health app. However, it did not display my pulse oxygen data, which I also track. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bottom line: for me, it was worth paying more for a very well designed device that is accurate, compact, looks nice, and (most importantly for me) automatically logs all of the data for me, wirelessly. If you want or need to regularly take your blood pressure, the Withings blood pressure cuff will make the process as easy and appealing as possible.

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Pacemaker ICD concerns: Withings says that this blood pressure monitor should not be used with a pacemaker. Doubtless Withings cautions people for legal reasons, and out of an abundance of caution.

However, I have a pacemaker/ICD and it's been fine. My cardiologist and electrophysiologist were fine with me using it. And I've had no problems with it.

Here’s why I wasn’t worried:

First: I use it at a safe distance. I wear the cuff on my right arm which is more than 6 inches from my pacemaker/ICD. By itself, that should be sufficient precaution. Note: blood pressure readings are usually taken from the left arm, but it’s not a law. You can switch arms and aren’t likely to notice any difference in the readings. You can always confirm this at your doctor’s office, as I did.

Second: timing. The wireless signals from the cuff don’t begin until 20-30 seconds *after* the readings are complete. That’s plenty of time to casually remove the cuff and set it aside.Third: Medical devices like pacemakers/ICDs are well shielded against electromagnetic signals. Doubtless the average smart phone transmits more and stronger Bluetooth and WiFi signals throughout the day, hours on end, without causing problems. You should not, of course, rest your phone or blood pressure device on your pacemaker. And the best practice is to keep such devices at least 6 inches away from your pacemaker at all times. But chances are your phone has been close to your pacemaker countless times without causing problems.

Of course, I am not a doctor, yet alone your doctor. So be sure to check with your electrophysiologist first.

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 12 mars 2022

We bought this Withings Connect smart BPM to replace the older version we have, anticipating that we would benefit from easier allocation of measurements to each of the two users. The older version requires tedious unpairing and repairing each time we change user. We wanted to be able to switch users without difficulty!The machine was delivered on time as per Amazon Prime. I set it up as per the instructions on the Health Mate app which we already had installed. Tried a first reading - certainly high, but more of that later. Next we had to add the second user. There are two ways of doing this, apparently, which we found out using Google. Nothing on the supplied booklet about this. And the instructions assume that the second user has yet to install the app - whereas not only had both of us already installed the app, but were linked in some way as we both use the Withings weight scale.The outcome was, that the second user never appeared on the Connect; we were each able to take measurement (very much on the high side, but bear with me on that score) but all measurements appeared on my phone. We went back to the start, this time with herself installing the device, and adding me on. Still no second user, and this time all readings came through to her phone!SWMBO was far from pleased, and declared that the frustration was causing her BP to go up!I contacted Withings service, who responded within a day. The advice was to reboot the device. This required us to put the device on charge, then hold the button for 30 seconds, which would cause the display to go blank. What it did for us, was that the display momentarily went off at about 15 seconds, then came on again. We tried this over and over again, each time taking a measurement, eagerly looking out for the desired second user to be shown. To make things worse, we were instructed to do all this near the wi-fi router, not particularly convenient for either of us. Worse still, the device insisted on reverting to taking 3 readings before we could see that the second user was nowhere to be seen. You can set the device to take only 1 reading, but as I say it took care to make sure that each of us had to go upstairs to get near the router, press the button, heart sinking as the +3 sign came on, wait for the 3 readings, then despair when unbelievably no second user was to be seen. I went through this palaver three times, and as SWMBO declared I must be doing it wrongly, she had a go too.I reverted to service. Surprisingly, they were reluctant to advise me to a resolution. I must have given the impression that we had already given the device up as a dead loss, which was indeed the case.We therefore decided to return the device. We did wonder, however, what it would have been like had the device worked as it should have. So we selected the "replace" option.The new device, surely doomed from the start, was carefully installed and a second user likewise. Miraculously, as it seemed, the second user appeared. But how to allocate a reading to a user? This is where better design would have paid off. First, there is a scrolling readout on the device. Looks impressive, but just try in your 7th decade reading a moving display about 6 inches from your nose, while the writing is parallel with your arm! Further, if the two user names are similar and keep switching places... Suffice to say, I have only managed to select my reading correctly once so far, while SWMBO has mastered the process, a tribute to her mental acuity, or could it be her recent eye test? Once you fail to select the desired user, of course, the whole point of the exercise is lost, as you have to go into each other's app, delete the reading, and enter it in the correct app. A combination of poor programming, and lack of user friendliness, to which we found ourselves victims.Lastly, and I know you want to hear about the accuracy of readings! Plenty of Amazon reviews comment on the high readings on the Connect BPM. And we have already done so above. Well, while on the point of returning the second device, SWMBO decided we should hold it a day or so and check the readings with the original Withings BPM plus one other device. We each did this, and believe it or not, now all readings were remarkably similar. Our conclusion is that she was right all along: the sheer frustration of attempting to set up this device did indeed raise our blood pressure!So, we have decided to keep the device as once we get used to it, we should get our individual readings reliably and without unnecessary struggling.As the device uses wi-fi, we anticipate that it will not send off it's readings to the app if we go on holiday, for example. We will live with that, making a note of the readings and entering them manually.By the way, we find that this device is pretty unerring with its readings, where the old Withings BPM was quite fussy as to the exact positioning of the cuff. We won't miss the frequent adjustments and the occasional need to abort a reading altogether!EDITED ADDITION 2 days laterI still have not mastered the allocation of a reading to my account. This means I have to ask my partner to located the unwanted reading, and before deleting it, read it out to me so as I can enter in in the app. This defeats the whole purpose of the device. I have worked out a superior way in which the device could be programmed. First, of course, the readouts need to be made more legible. A number of ways could be devised; a simple start would be to use the first two or 3 letters of a name instead of for example the 8 we have in one case. And in the middle of those 8 letters are 3 of the ones in my name! Just make it easy, and try it out on users before putting the thing on the market!I suggest that the request to allocate the reading to a particular account should appear right at the beginning - if a slip is made at this point it should be possible to cancel the proposed reading and start again. If the allocation is in order then the user will not need to worry, as the reading will be allocated correctly if he goes ahead. This would avoid the problem I am faced with and which I have described here. And further, it would avoid having another user know your reading - so much for data privacy!I live in hope that I can master this lovely BPM!

Commenté en Italie le 24 septembre 2023

Comoda e robusta

Commenté en Italie le 3 septembre 2023

Pratica custodia per riporre lo strumento e non lasciarlo in giro senza protezione

Commenté en Espagne le 29 octobre 2023

Es de mucha calidad, graba todo y es muy bonito