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For sighted persons: Using the meter and cleaning the devices

25 Technical data

25.1 Accu-Chek Compact Plus meter

Device type Accu-Chek Compact Plus

Catalogue No./Serial No See type plate on the back of the meter

Test principle Determination of glucose in fresh capillary blood by reflectance photometry. When using

different specimen material please refer to the package insert that came with the

Accu-Chek Compact test strips.

Blood glucose concentrations may be measured in whole blood or in plasma. Although you

always apply whole blood to the test strip, your meter displays blood glucose results that relate

either to whole blood or to plasma. To see whether your blood glucose meter displays results

relating to whole blood or to plasma, see the package insert that came with your test strips.

There you will also find information on how the system works, on the test principle and on ref-

erence methods.

Measuring range 0.6–33.3 mmol/L (10–600 mg/dL)

Sample size approx. 1.5 µL (1 microlitre = 1 thousandth of a millilitre)

Measuring time approx. 5 seconds (depending on concentration)

System operating +10°C to +40°C

temperature

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