Equate blood pressure monitor class action overview:
- Who: HoMedics and Walmart are facing a class action lawsuit related to Equate blood pressure monitors.
- Why: The Equate blood pressure monitors are consistently and wildly inaccurate in readings for thousands of users, the Equate lawsuit claims.
- Where: The Equate class action was filed in federal court in California.
HoMedics and Walmart are facing a class action lawsuit saying that their Equate blood pressure monitors are consistently and wildly inaccurate for thousands of users who trusted the devices.
The Equate lawsuit cites a Northwestern University study that showed the monitors were only accurate within a range of “+/- 5.1 mmHg (with a 6.41 mmHG standard deviation) for diastolic pressure—meaning that for many users, the products are decidedly incapable of providing accurate and reliable measurements.”
“Worse, the Northwestern study shows that the products produce particularly inaccurate readings for users with normal to large arm circumference, which defendants knew, in part because they tested the products before bringing it to market and received hundreds of poor reviews,” the Equate class action says.
The inaccuracy of the readings is dangerous and has caused some used to go to the emergency room based upon readings that they later found out were inaccurate, according to the blood pressure class action lawsuit.
Equate blood pressure monitors should be recalled, lawsuit claims
The inaccurate and misleading representations about the accuracy of the blood pressure monitors lead to an unreasonable safety risk, according to the Equate lawsuit.
But Walmart and HoMedics have not recalled the Equate blood pressure monitors despite evidence that the monitors do not provide accurate readings, according to the blood pressure class action lawsuit.
“Plaintiffs bring this suit to halt defendants’ unlawful sales and marketing of the products and for economic damages sustained as a result,” the Equate lawsuit says.
Walmart misleads consumers by mislabeling its Equate brand over-the-counter cough medicines as “non-drowsy,” an early 2022 class action lawsuit claimed.
Have you used an Equate blood pressure monitor? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Alexander E. Wolf of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC.
The Equate blood pressure monitor class action lawsuit is Doyle, et al. v. FKA Distributing Co. LLC d/b/a HoMedics LLC, et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-10807, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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65 thoughts onEquate class action claims blood pressure monitors provide inaccurate, inconsistent readings
I have the blood pressure machine always new it didn’t read right
Several readings 30 point difference in 30 minutes
sometime 40 points higher reading
I have one, had to buy two more for better readings.
Yes I Have
I also have purchased the blood pressure monitors from Walmart and although definitely inaccurate at one point I did get hospitalized even though the reading was off a lot a blood test measure of Troponin level revealed a heart attack so at least paying attention when the reading was 200+ / 100 + so…. Have now purchased the BWell products, again from Walmart so with the app will see how that does
I have an equate blood pressure machine l purchased from Walmart and it’s not accurate. I have over thousands dollar hospital bill to provide it.
I bought one and still own it.
I have had two equate blood pressure monitors. Neither one shows accurate blood pressure readings.
I have a Equate blood pressure monitor and I find it doesn’t give accurate readings
I had one of those monitors.
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