Device Name:
SureStep Flexx
Manufacturer:
Johnson & Johnson, 1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933, UNITED STATES.
Measuring functions:
Blood glucose
Primary Client Use:
Intended for professional use
Measurement Site:
Finger
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Discontinued but still available
Description:
The LifeScan SureStep Flexx is an automatic blood glucose meter. Medaval has not found evidence proving the accuracy of its blood glucose measurement technology. Blood glucose measurements are taken from the finger. It is intended for professional use. This device has been discontinued by the manufacturer but may be available through certain outlets.
Assessment:
There appears to be no peer-reviewed clinical validation information available on the technology used in the LifeScan SureStep Flexx to measure blood glucose.
Recommendations:
| Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis |
| BG |
Medaval |
Not recommended |
This device has not been clinically validated. |
Relevant Publications:
Lv H, Zhang GJ, Kang XX, Yuan H, Lv YW, Wang WW, Randall R. Factors interfering with the accuracy of five blood glucose meters used in Chinese hospitals. J Clin Lab Anal. 2013 Sep;27(5):354-66. doi: 10.1002/jcla.21611. PMID: 24038220.
The publication evaluates the performance of the LifeScan SureStep Flexx, though not in a formal validation.
Hwang JH, Sohn YH, Chang SS, Kim SY. Evaluation of three glucometers for whole blood glucose measurements at the point of care in preterm or low-birth-weight infants. Korean J Pediatr. 2015 Aug;58(8):301-308. Epub: 2015 Aug 21. doi: 10.3345/kjp.2015.58.8.301. PMID: 26388895. Available from: PMC4573444.
The publication evaluates the performance of the LifeScan SureStep Flexx, though not in a formal validation.
