Table 1:
List of most common point-of-care devices used in studies analysed (note that not all data are available due to products being discontinued)
| Device | Company | Parameters tested | Additional cartridges/strips | Type of blood required | Amount of blood required (μl) | Battery required | Range (mmol/l unless otherwise stated) | Dimensions (length × width × height; mm) | Weight (g) | Current validations | Temperature range (°C) | Humidity range (relative humidity unless stated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accu-chek Advantage | Roche Diagnostics/Boehringer Mannheim | Glucose | Yes; Accu-chuk strips | Whole | 0.6 | One 3 V lithium battery | 0.6–33.3 | 84 × 53 × 21 | 60 | No | 10–40 | 10–90% |
| IQ Prestige | Home Diagnostics Inc. | Glucose | Yes; Prestige IQ strips | Whole | 4 | One AAA 1.5 V alkaline battery | 1.4–33.3 | 70 × 102 × 20 | 102 | Burdick et al. (2012), mammal | 15–37 | Any non-condensing atmosphere |
| Ascensia Elite | Bayer Corporation | Glucose | Yes; Ascensia Elite Test strips | Whole | 2 | One 3 V lithium battery | 1.1–33.3 | 81 × 51 × 14 | 50 | No | 10–40 | 20–80% |
| ExacTech | Abbott Point of Care | Glucose | Yes; ExacTech strips | Whole | 10 | Not available | Not available | 93 × 55 × 10 | 43 | No | Not available | Not available |
| Freestyle Freedom Lite | Abbott Point of Care | Glucose | Yes; Freestyle Freedom Lite strips | Whole | 0.3 | One 3 V lithium battery | 1.1–27.9 | 8.38 × 5.08 × 1.3 | 42.35 | Wells and Pankhurst (1999), fish | 4–40 | 5–90% non-condensing |
| Glucometer Elite | Bayer Corporation | Glucose | Yes; Glucometer Elite strips | Whole | 2 | Two 3 V lithium batteries | 1.1–33.3 | 97.8 × 56 × 14.5 | 60 | No | 10–40 | 20–80% |
| Sure Step | Life Scan/Johnson and Johnson | Glucose | Yes; Sure Step strips | Whole | 5 | Three AA 1.5 V alkaline batteries | 0–500 mg/dl | 89 × 61 × 20 | 107.7 | Lieske et al. (2002), birds | 10–35 | 10–90% |
| One Touch Ultra | Life Scan/Johnson and Johnson | Glucose | Yes; One Touch Ultra strips | Whole | 1 | One 3 V lithium battery | 1.1–33.3 | 79 × 57 × 23 | 42 | No | 6–44 | 10–90% |
| Precision QID | Medisense | Glucose | Yes; MicroFlo Plus strips | Whole | 3.5 | Non-replaceable | 1.1–33.3 | 97 × 48 × 15 | 39 | No | 4–30 | Not available |
| Accusport Analyser | Boehringer Mannheim | Lactate | Yes; Lactate Test strips | Whole | 10–20 | Three 1.5 V AAA batteries | 0.8–22 | 115 × 62 × 18.5 | 100 | Wells and Pankhurst (1999), fish | 5–35 | 10–90% |
| Accutrend | Roche Diagnostics | Lactate | Yes; Lactate Test strips | Whole | 20–25 | Three 1.5 V AAA batteries | 0.8–22 | 115 × 62 × 18.5 | 100 | No | 5–35 | 10–90% |
| Lactate Pro | Arkray KDK | Lactate | Yes; Lactate Pro Strips | Whole | 5 | Two 3 V lithium batteries | 0.8–23.3 | 83.8 × 55 × 14.5 | 50 | No | 10–40 | 20–80% |
| HemoCue | Hemocue 201+ | Haemoglobin | Yes; meseauring cuvette | Non-specific | Non-specific | Four AA batteries | 0–256 g/l | 160 × 85 × 43 | 350 | Clark et al. (2008) | Not available | Not available |
| BMS Hemoglo-binometer | BMS | Haemoglobin | Yes | Non-specific | Non specific | Two size ‘C’ batteries | 4–20 g/dl | 170 × 70 × 40 | Not available | Iwama et al. (1995) | 10–40 | Not available |
| IQ128 Elite | IQ Scientific Instruments Inc. | pH | No | Non-specific | Non-specific | Two 3 V lithium batteries | pH 2–12 | 152.4 × 78.57 × 16.38 | 450 | Brown et al. (2008), fish | 5–40 | Not available |
| WTW pH Meter pH330 | Hoskin Scientific Ltd | pH | No | Non-specific | Non-specific | Four AA batteries | −2.00 to 19.99 pH units | 172 × 80 × 37 | 300 | No | −5 to 105 | Not available |
| SevenGo Pro | Mettler Toledo | pH and ion | No | Non-specific | Non-specific | Four AA batteries | −2.00 to 19.99 pH units | 220 × 90 × 45 | 325 | No | 0–40 | 0–85% |
| IRMA True Point | International Technidyne Corporation | Various; lactate, glucose, pH, variety of ions | Yes; various cartridges depending on parameters to be tested | Whole blood or plasma | 125–500 | One 7.2 V battery | Various ranges depending on parameters | 292.1 × 211.3 × 127 | 2381 | No | 12–30 | 0–80% non-condensing |
| i-STAT | Abbott Point of Care | Various; lactate, glucose, pH, variety of ions | Yes; various cartridges depending on parameters to be tested | Non-specific | Non-specific | Two 9 V lithium batteries | Various ranges depending on parameters | 209 × 64 × 52 | 520 | No | 16–30 | 0–90% |
| Ames Mini-lab | Miles Canada Inc. | Various | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Iwama et al. (1995) | Not available | Not available |