
20 / CAP TODAY February 2010
Bedside glucose testing systems
HemoCue Inc. ITC
40 Empire Dr. 8 Olsen Ave.
Lake Forest, CA 92630-2244 Edison, NJ 08820
800-323-1034 800-631-5945
Part 4 of 7
www.hemocue.com www.itcmed.com
Name of instrument/First year sold
Glucose 201 Analyzer/2002 IRMA TRUpoint (glucose module)/—
Professional or home use
professional use professional use
List price
— $350
Units sold in U.S./Outside U.S./In 2009
— —
Part of series of similar or related models
yes no
Dimensions (H x W x D)/Weight
6.3 × 3.4 × 1.7 in/0.77 lb 5 × 9.5 × 13.5 in/6 lb (IRMA TRUpoint)
Analytical method/Technology/Enzyme system used
absorbance photometry/glucose dehydrogenase glucose only: reflectance photometry, glucose oxidase
Price per disposable reagent system unit
— —
No. of dispos. reag. system units per basic package
25 in vial/box; 4 vials/boxes per package 50 strips
No. of times analyses performed using 1 reag. system unit
1 1
Dispos. units shelf life/Reag. unit storage requirements
9 months from manufacture date/refrigeration strip: 18 months/room temperature
Digital readout size/Keypad input capability
0.5 in/none 4.5 x 2.5 in/menu selection, numeric, alphabetic
How results are displayed
plasma equivalent values true values
Specimen types/Sampling techniques
whole blood, venous, capillary, or arterial/exact amount of blood is drawn
into the cuvette by capillary force
whole blood/drop, capillary transfer, touchable strip
Minimum specimen volume required
5 µL 1 drop
Suitable for samples from well/Sick neonates
— yes/yes
Time from sample intro. to result availability
40–240 seconds <45 seconds
Batteries used/No. used/Avg. life of one set
AA/4/150 hours rechargeable NIMH battery/1/3 years
Avg. expected life of device/Mean time between failures
7 years/>5 years >5 years/<3% warranty return rate
Device warranty/Service options
2 years at no extra cost/— 1 year/extended warranty service available
Loaners provided
yes 24-hour replacement upon request
User list or user group
— yes
Toll-free No. for customer questions/Hours
800-323-1674, 6 a m –5 p m PST 800-631-5945/24 hours, 7 days
Training and certif. program/No. training days provided
yes/as needed yes/depends on No. of operators
Avg. time for lab to complete maintenance
daily: ≤5 minutes clean glucose module as needed, 2 minutes
Special cleansing procedures
no no
Internal QC recommended or required
system must be verified on testing days using commercially available
controls
based on hospital-specific policy
Between instrument CV (based on PT) at these levels:
• <50 mg/dL
not available 4.39%
• 100–200 mg/dL
3.8 3.44%
• >400 mg/dL
≥272 mg/dL=2.9 4.97%
• Program name, year/Challenge No./Level of mean glucose challenge sample
Equalis (Swedish PT program), 2003/2003-03; 2003-07/272 mg/dL; 120
mg/dL
data from 2000 AACC poster
Accuracy/Compared to what reference method or device
±10% or ±6 mg/dL; corr=0.994/wet chemical glucose dehydrogenase,
ID-GCMS
r >0.98/YSI
Precision/Compared to what reference method or device
within run CV 1.9% (108 mg/dL)/— 3.44–4.97 CV across runs/—
Linear range
0–444 mg/dL 0–500 mg/dL
Suggested dynamic, measurement range
0–444 mg/dL 0–500 mg/dL
Contraindications
no excessive H
2
0 loss or dehydration
Known interferences/High-altitude interference
grossly lipemic samples, methemoglobin, glucosamine/no sodium fluoride/no
Restrictions based on hematocrit
no yes, <25% high results, >60% low results
Electronic, optical function checks
internal electronic self-test automatically checks that the instrument’s
optronic unit is working properly
optical self-zeroing; has LED to detect errors & internal check strip that is
part of strip holder, automatically done with every test
Sample quantity checks
visual inspection uses LED to determine sufficient quantity
When auto lock or shutdown occurs
— user ID failure, QC failure, lockout if reagent expired or if control lot &
reagent not entered
User defines QC lockout intervals/Lockout can be circumvented
no/no yes/no
Device supports bar-code scanning of
no bar-code scanner bar-code scanner available
Method of analyst ID/ID required
— touchscreen/optional or required, QA user setup
Internal memory size/Max. No. patient results stored
— 4 MB RAM, 4 MB ROM, 256 KB nonvolatile/200 patient results
Information transfer capability:
• Meters connect to
— data management system, which connects to LIS/HIS; also directly to
LIS/HIS
• How meters are connected to external system to upload results/
No. installations
— direct serial/—, modem dial-in/—, Ethernet/—
• Info. contained in transmission to external system
— device unique identifiers, operator & patient IDs, results, QC identifiers,
results dates & times, strip/material lots, up to 3 alphanumeric notes,
result flags, reference range/QC limits, software revision, sample types
Hardware/software for data mgmt. system
— nondedicated IBM compatible PC, Integrated Data Management System
No. of different mgmt. reports system can produce
— 6
Contents downloaded from DMS to meter
— strip lot Nos., valid control values, valid operator IDs
System connected (live installations) to which LISs/HISs:
—
• using screen animation/screen scraping
— major vendors
• using standard HL7 interface
— major vendors
• using proprietary protocol interface
— none
Use 3rd-party interfacing tool/engine for LIS/HIS interfaces
— yes, through laboratory data systems
Distinguishing features (provided by vendors)
CLIA-waived; indicated for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus; not
hematocrit-dependent; lab verification of patient home meter
integrated workstation with IRMA TRUpoint (blood gas, electrolytes,
BUN, creatinine, lactate, cartridge glucose test, Hct); 1 user interface,
1 in-service program, 1 data management system
Tabulation does not represent an endorsement by the College of American Pathologists.
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