Ascensia Confirm


Device Name:
Confirm
Manufacturer:
Bayer Healthcare AG, Kaiser-Willhelm-Allee, Building W11, 51368 Leverkusen, GERMANY.
Measuring functions:
Blood glucose
Primary Client Use:
Intended for self-measurement and home use
Measurement Site:
Finger
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Discontinued but still available
Description:
The Ascensia Confirm is an automatic blood glucose meter. Although its blood glucose measurement technology has been evaluated, it is not possible to base a determination on its accuracy from this research. Blood glucose measurements are taken from the finger. It is intended for self-measurement and home use. This device has been discontinued by the manufacturer but may be available through certain outlets.
Assessment:
The technology used in the Ascensia Confirm, to measure blood glucose, has been assessed, in a general population, according to a non-standard protocol.
Recommendations:
Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
BG | Medaval | None | When an evaluation is carried out using a non-standard protocol, no inference can be made on accuracy based on a standard protocol. |
Validation Publications:
Kendall DM, Kaplan RA, Paulson CF, Parkes JL, Tideman AM. Accuracy and utility of a 10-test disk blood glucose meter. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2005 Jan;67(1):29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2004.05.005. PMID: 15620431.
Ad Hoc protocol General population (Note: Protocol not stated in abstract.)