Most aneroid blood pressure instruments look alike. How can I tell the difference and why should I choose an ADC brand sphyg?
It is often difficult to tell the difference between competing brands of blood pressure instruments. With retail prices from as little as $10 to nearly $100 for a simple pocket aneroid, and appearances so similar, it can be tempting to select the least expensive brands. Today, most blood pressure instruments are completely manufactured in China or Indonesia by firms with no formal affiliation with their U.S. distributors. In fact, many U.S. importers change suppliers every six months in response to lower prices from competing foreign manufacturers. That results in products of questionable quality and virtually no consistency. Only a handful of manufacturers still produce their products in the U.S.A. Components for ADC’s blood pressure instruments are produced exclusively for ADC by some of the world’s most experienced ISO 9000 subcontractors under long term contract. In addition, ADC employs a rigorous QC process using proprietary test equipment, prior to final assembly in the U.S.A. t
