Contraindications

Please refer to the user manuals to check the contraidications and specifications:

Hilo: Hilo - User Manuals 

Hilo Phone Measurement (Hilo App): Aktiia G2C Phone measurement User Manual  

 Hilo:

The Hilo Band is NOT INTENDED to be used:

  • On patients suffering from sustained cardiac arrhythmias that can lead to weak or unstable pressure pulses including resting tachycardia (heart rate at rest > 120bpm) and atrial fibrillation; 

  • On patients suffering from pathologies that systematically reduce peripheral perfusion including Raynaud’s disease, diabetes, renal dysfunctions (eGFR < 60mL / min / 1.73 m2), hyper-/ hypothyroidism, pheochromocytoma, or arteriovenous fistula; 

  • On pregnant women; 

  • On damaged/injured skin

  • On patients below 21 years old and above 85 years old

 

The Hilo Cuff is NOT INTENDED to be used: 

  • On patients with implanted electrical devices, such as cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators. 

  • On neonatal patients, children, patients with pre-eclampsia, premature ventricular beats, atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease, and patients undergoing intravascular therapy or arterio-venous shunt, or people who have received a mastectomy. 

  • By any person who is pregnant or may possibly be pregnant. 

 

The Hilo Phone measurements (Hilo App) :

 Hilo Phone measurements is NOT INTENDED to be used: 

  • On patients suffering from sustained cardiac arrhythmias that can lead to weak or unstable pressure pulses including resting tachycardia (heart rate at rest > 120bpm) and atrial fibrillation; 

  • On patients suffering from pathologies that systematically reduce peripheral perfusion including Raynaud’s disease, diabetes, renal dysfunctions (eGFR < 30mL / min / 1.73 m2), untreated hyper-/ hypothyroidism, pheochromocytoma, or arteriovenous fistula; 

  • On pregnant women; 

  • Amputated upper limb.

  • On patients below 21 years old and above 85 years old

  • On damaged/injured skin at index fingers; 

  • On patients suffering from polyneuropathy; 

  • Amputated index fingers; 

Therange of morphometric data variables for Hilo Phone Measurement Feature  (Hilo App)is: 

  • on patients below 45 kg (99 lb) and above 300 kg (661 lb); 

  • on patients below 130 cm (~4.3 ft) and above 250 cm (~8.2 ft)

  If you experience any of the following health concerns, we regret to inform you that we cannot recommend the use of Hilo Products. Please note that we won't be able to provide any additional support.


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