Microlife (Deluxe Kit) Digital Peak Flow Meter Tests PEF / FEV1 / Early Detection of Asthma Attacks | Spirometer for Kids & Adults | Perfect for Monitoring Asthma, COPD & other Lung Conditions at Home

WOW, I read the good reviews but.. WOW. I love when a medical device really lives up to what you expect, and goes beyond! It comes with a nice heavy duty cloth carry case w/ 2 zippered compartments: one for the manual and paper medical records, extra mouth pieces (green and orange in addition to the attached blue), and the USB cable for software interface; the second larger compartment for the device. Comes with two AAA batteries too. Easy to install. Setting up time is easy too. Remove a cover to access the time editor, then set date/time elements, using a paperclip to press a button. Easy enough. Note that the month/day appear in Euro style, DD/MM (vs USA MM/DD). OR you can use software to set it! VERY COOL! The product mentions software for PC... but the company has an app for the Mac too. It's called Microlife Asthma Analyzer+, free on the App store. Setup a profile using an email address... but it actually stores locally and doesn't use the email. When you connect, it will notice your date is not sync'd, and offer to sync it from your Mac. VERY COOL. After using the product, you can view the data, PEF and FEV1 in charts, or EXPORT to CSV (for data points) or PDF (printable color copy of the chart). Use a sync button (two arrows, top right) to pull data from the device. To use, it's important to know that you BEGIN by pressing the big button, WAIT for the beep, then exhaling gently, THEN put your mouth on the device BEFORE doing a big inhale... THEN exhale as fast as you can. It helps to purse your lips a bit. The idea on the inhale AND exhale is that you're letting it get a good measure of volume. After one reading, wait between 2-30 seconds (max) and repeat... then do the same for a third time. The system will save the highest readings of the three. The SOFTWARE will also use your first set of readings to determine your BASELINE. That way the green/yellow/red areas reflect how well your future readings match up to that baseline. This is useful if you can set up a baseline when you are breathing well, and then the yellow/red will just warn you if you're dipping too low below that baseline. OR you can use their charts (or online charts or a number provided by your physician) to SET your BASELINE. You can set that up in the software, with the device connected, and it will update the device. That way your readings will show green/yellow/red based on that number. This is useful if you are already having breathing issues (asthma, COPD, heart-related respiratory or post-COVID issues), to know how bad your breathing is, and have a good idea when it's probably time to see a doctor (if it dips into the red). Again, VERY COOL. So overall, I absolutely recommend this device! I'm so impressed that I'm looking into what else they offer. It's hard to find consumer medical products that are so well designed and operate well too. Microlife truly scored "11" out of 10 on this one.

This meter works very well. I bought it for a friend of mine, because of the fact it has the Peak Flow measurement(large airway) and the FEV1 Measurement (small airways). Although this is not as good as the spirometry units pulmonologists have, this unit is portable, and can be used anywhere. You no longer need to go to your pulmonologist every week to see if your medication/lifestyle changes are working for you now. You can track your readings using the software they sell at the site (this unit does not come with it) and you can take the print out to your doctor after 256 measurements. It really helps to give peace of mind, and to see if you are actually improving or getting worse in certain environments, at certain times, after a cold, flu or bronchitis. You can use it anytime as much as you want, that is the best thing about it. I do not know about the actual accuracy of the calibration, but my friend says that the Peak flow of this unit is inline with other meters, and it is pretty close to the FEV1 readings of the Hospital Models. You can always take it with you to your doctors when you have a spirometry test and then use it there to see how far off it is anyway. It is great to have all the readings there stored in the unit at your fingertips without having to write down the time and date and readings. Just make sure you upload it to your computer before you get to the limit or it erases your initial measurements The unit is great.

Prior to ordering one of these you should know the difference between a Spirometer and a Peak Flow Meter. A Spirometer measures the total volume of air that can be exhaled or inhaled. It can also measure the rate at which a certain volume of air is expelled from the lungs. A Peak Flow Meter, on the other hand, only measures the rate at which air is forced out of the lungs. This is known as the peak expiratory flow. Some reviews here seem to have the two confused so I wanted to get that out of the way. I have a manual Peak Flow Meter from the Doctor and never used it much for my Asthma. Needed to use up some FSA money before the end of the year and this item fit the bill as the price was just right. The item arrived with the box containing everything that comes with the item (USB cable, batteries, spare mouth pieces, directions and a nifty carrying case). The included directions are good enough to setup and operate the device. I downloaded the software from Microlife's website for free, installed it on a Windows XP Computer without issue (I think the software supports later versions). The software is able to communicate with the unit and pull the readings. Setting up the software only involves creating a "Patient" by inputting some information. You can create multiple patients which is cool because any device of this type at this price point usually doesn't support multiple users. So while it's cumbersome using this device along with the software it's possible to save readings for multiple patients. The software allows for printing graphs or just the data so I can take them to my doctor's appointments as he's always asking me if I use a Peak Flow Meter and what are the readings. You can also export the data to a CSV (Comma, Separated Value) file. This brings up an important point. All Peak Flow Meters are designed to aid in the diagnosing and treatment of a respiratory illness. Which means you should be seeing a doctor to help interrupt the results and plan your treatment. I took several readings with this meter then several with the manually operated one the doc gave me and they were very close so I have confidence this device is working as intended. All in all I am happy with my purchase. I refrained from rating it 5 stars as anything can be improved upon. Asthma or COPD cannot be cured but effectively managed. This device does what it's supposed to do and aids in that.

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Item is as per my requirement. Value for money. Excellent product.

I'm very impressed with the device, it looks and feels to be good quality and is of good accuracy when taking readings. It comes with a two-tier zip case, USB cable for connecting to a laptop or PC, instruction manual, quick start guide and a spare mouthpiece. If you've used a PEF device before you will know how it works - the result is instant on the screen and shows firstly the PEF then after a few seconds the FEV1. You can record the results on your computer by either downloading the software from the Microlife website (easiest way) or using the disk that comes with the device. The setting up of the software is a bit fiddly, but once you play with it for 10 mins and get a hang of the dated interface it's fine. It DOES need an update, it's 2020 and the software is initially compatible with Windows 8... I can, however, confirm that it works on Windows 10 if anything a little laggy. You can add multiple users to the device and to the software so both you and your partner/family can use the device. They could increase the sales by updating the software and creating compatibility with macOS too, the device itself is fine. In summary, I'd recommend it - just be ready to have patience setting up the software.

Regalato a mia madre che è malata di asma allergico, devo dire che monitora bene il respiro, comunichiamo i parametri al dottore e lui decide il da farsi. Utile.