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

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.

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.

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.

Before I bought this peak flow meter, I had the Piko-1 meter, and there is really no comparison between the two; the Microlife definitely blows out its best competitor (the Piko-1). Although this peak flow meter costs a bit more money, it's well worth it because you'll have a peak flow meter for life. Yes, the Piko-1 meter does store ratings, shows you wear your peak flows are, and is digital, but the mouthpiece is angled, making it difficult to achieve an accurate reading. The straight vertical angle of this peak flow meter makes it much more accurate. It also stores many more ratings than the Piko-1. Another advantage is that it uses easy-to-find batteries rather than having to find a foreign watch battery (or whatever strange size the other one uses). The package that Amazon sells for the Microlife is excellent! The carry case is well-made, keeping the peak flow meter safe from damage, and the extra mouthpieces allow you to either clean the others while you're using one or have spares. (Incidentally, having the mouthpiece break was what happened to my old Piko-1.) These rubbery mouthpieces are also much more comfortable on the Microlife. I'm taking my peak flows more regularly now than I did with any other peak flow meter (manual or the Piko-1) just because it's easy to use. And you know if you have a breathing condition, this is VERY important! The Microlife is definitely a peak flow meter for life. :-) I'd recommend it to anyone who's looking for a quality FEV1 meter!

This thing works excellent might not be as precise as the doctor’s office, but it will get you in the ballpark. Play ball.

This peak flow meter was not accurate. I was using it and my measurements seemed low vs the reading in my Dr. Office. Bought an inexpensive peak flow meter and it was accurate! DONT BUY THIS!! NOT WORTH THE MONEY.

Got it today and am very pleased. 1st impression is that it is much more substantial than I expected. Almost twice the size I thought it would be based on the Pictures. Still compact enough for a jacket pocket. After you set the date and time it is easy to use and is very well thought out. For example, it records ( to memory ) only the highest reading in a session where you repeat the test a few times. No deleting or button pushing required. When you turn it off, it automatically records the highest value you achieved. Cool! Very Easy to access past test results too. Just toggle the left and right arrow buttons. Materials and construction ( fit and finish) are very good. Instant-on. Came with 2 Maxell aaa batteries, and USB cable, nice touch! It does lack some of the latest bells and whistles like ...no display back light , or sounds, or blue tooth, but I would rather have this price over more features. Just Right in my opinion! The value is exceptional. Looks like they just raised the price by $20 to $59 but I it is still less than I would expect for such a respectable device. One last thought. If you ever do carry it along in a pocket I would keep it in a zip-loc bag to keep lint and dust off the delicate looking impellers in the air flow-path. ( air tube )

I bought this for my son to use to establish a baseline value for determining when he needed a breathing treatment for his asthma. The PF 100 will automatically set traffic light values showing when his peak flow is in the red, yellow, or green range. This is done using the highest value obtained and sets the limits at 80% (green/yellow boundary) and 60% (yellow/red boundary) of the highest value. The first week the PF 100 worked great and then started to randomly record a "Hi" value (>900 l/min) without even being blown into. Since this "Hi" value is used to set the traffic light values, the traffic light became useless for my son's use because there is no way a normal 8 year old can blow over 600 l/min. I had downloaded the analyzer program (free from microlife.com; microlifeusa.com says it needs to be purchased) and was able to manually set the correct traffic light values and by editing the data file (an .xml file) could manually delete the random "Hi" values. It is recommended that the user blow into the meter at least 3 times and the highest value of the 3 would be kept. But the meter also started to keep all 3 values so when the data was downloaded every "blow" was recorded rather than the highest for each set of multiple "blows." I e-mailed microlife and they said they believed the meter was defective and sent me a replacement meter. So far the meter has worked okay with only one "Hi" value being recorded, again happening without even being blown into. The meter has significant drawbacks which I feel should be addressed by microlife. 1) The USA version of the meter only lets the user delete all values stored by the meter. This means if you get an errant "Hi" reading you cannot delete it and the traffic light values could be erroneously set to values too high for thr user to obtain. The non-USA versions of the meter allow the last data value to be deleted, so an errant "Hi" value could be deleted and not affec the traffic light values. 2) There should be NO issue with a "Hi" reading anyway. This seems to be a glitch in the meter. I watched one day as my son held the {original} meter near his chest and was getting ready to blow into it when the meter beeped and showed "Hi" without the meter even being moved or blown into. 3) The meter will store up to 240 data values before it starts deleting the earliest values. If each blow is recorded rather than just the highest from a set (all the blows between turning the meter on to turning it off) it may not take long before the 240 spots are used up, depending on how often the meter is used to check peak flows. 4) Without the software there is no way of manually setting the traffic light values. My son had one peak flow of 234 L/min which means the traffic light values would be 187 and 140 L/min. I felt these were too high for my son, who has only recorded 4 values over 200 L/min, but without the software would have had to accept what the meter was set for. 5) Even with new batteries the meter does not seem to maintain the time of day efficiently. The software will tell you when the meter is connected if there is a difference between the computer time and the meter. In one week the time on the meter was off by 3 minutes. Without the software and without the user frequently checking and adjusting the time on the meter, it could end up being off by hours before the batteries need replacement. 6) The meter will not accept any traffic light values other than 80% and 60% of the highest peak flow obtained, even if you try to set new values using the software. It will however allow you to input a different high value to adjust the traffic light values up or down. You can set the traffic light percentages with the software, but the meter will not accept anything other than 80%/60%. 7) Whenever you transfer data from the meter to the software it automatically deletes all the data in the meter. I feel this should be an option, not a given. 8) Not a meter issue: the software does not allow the user to manually delete any of the data values. I had to do so by editing the .xml data file, which a lot of people may not be able to do. The software is very basic but should at least allow data values to be deleted in case a user gets one or more errant "Hi" peak flows. The digital display is nice and the traffic light indicator (given the traffic light values haven't been messed up by a "Hi" reading) is useful in determining if a treatment is needed even if the user feels fine. Both my ex-wife and I have my son take a treatment whenever his peak flows indicate in the yellow or red. Even with the meter's faults I still prefer this electronic digital meter over a mechanical analog meter.

Gerät ist top und die Lieferung erfolgte viel früher als erwartet. Rundherum sehr zufrieden.

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.

Après plusieurs mois d’utilisation, cet appareil me convient parfaitement pour mesurer quotidiennement mon asthme et les effets des médicament. Attention que, comme tout spiromètre, il faut bine s’entraîner à l’utiliser, en soufflant le plus fort possible et le plus longtemps possible pour avoir des résultats corrects. L’application sur PC fonctionne bien , mais est un peu compliquée, peu moderne, et avec peu de possibilité de créer des graphiques d’évolutions facilement. A revoir