Roche Accu-Chek Advantage II

Device Name:

Accu-Chek Advantage II

Manufacturer:

Roche Diagnostics USA, 9115 Hague Road, PO Box 50457, Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457, UNITED STATES.

Measuring functions:

Blood glucose

Primary Client Use:

Intended for both professional use and self-measurement

Measurement Site:

Finger and general Alternative Site Testing

Measurement Occurrence:

Single measurements only

Availability:

Not made available

Description:

The Roche Accu-Chek Advantage II is an automatic blood glucose meter. Medaval has not found evidence proving the accuracy of its blood glucose measurement technology. Blood glucose measurements are normally taken from the finger but alternative site testing is allowed. It is intended for both professional use and self-measurement.

Assessment:

There appears to be no peer-reviewed clinical validation information available on the technology used in the Roche Accu-Chek Advantage II to measure blood glucose.

Recommendations:

	Accuracy Assessment	Recommendation	Basis
BG	Medaval	Not recommended	This device has not been clinically validated.

Relevant Publications:

Perera NJ, Molyneaux L, Constantino MI, McGill M, Yue DK, Twigg SM, Ross GP. Suboptimal performance of blood glucose meters in an antenatal diabetes clinic. Diabetes Care. 2011 Feb;34(2):335-337. Epub: 2011 Jan 7. doi: 10.2337/dc10-1457. PMID: 21216849. Available from: PMC3024344.

The publication evaluates the performance of the Roche Accu-Chek Advantage-II, though not in a formal validation.