Clinical investigation of the iHealth Track KN-550BT upper-arm blood pressure monitor in pregnant patients according to the ISO 81060-2:2018+AMD1:2020/AMD2:2024.

OBJECTIVE

Validation of blood pressure (BP) devices is essential for reliable BP detection in pregnant populations. This study, therefore, set out to assess the measurement performance of the iHealth Track KN-550BT oscillometric upper-arm automated BP monitor for pregnant patients with the standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 81060-2:2018+AMD1:2020/AMD2:2024.

METHODS

This validation study enrolled a total of 45 pregnant patients. All BP measurements were performed sequentially on the left arm using the ISO unified standardized protocol. Device-reference discrepancies between the tested automated sphygmomanometer and the mercury sphygmomanometer were calculated and evaluated in strict accordance with the ISO standard specifications.

RESULTS

The study cohort consisted of 15 normotensive pregnant patients, 15 patients with gestational hypertension, and 15 patients diagnosed with preeclampsia. For the ISO Validation Criterion 1, the mean differences between the test device and mercury standard were -0.90 ± 4.82 mmHg for SBP and -0.91 ± 4.14 mmHg for DBP, respectively. For Criterion 2, the standard deviations of the averaged per-participant differences between device and reference measurements were 3.95 mmHg for SBP and 3.10 mmHg for DBP, respectively.

CONCLUSION

The iHealth Track KN-550BT upper-arm oscillometric automated BP monitor fully complies with the requirements of ISO 81060-2:2018+AMD1:2020/AMD2:2024, and can be recommended for clinical application and home self-BP measurement among pregnant patients.