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Ypsomed MyLife Unio
Device Name:
MyLife Unio
Manufacturer:

OBL: Ypsomed Distribution AG, Brunnmattstrasse 6, CH-3401 Burgdorf, SWITZERLAND.

OEM: Bionime Corporation, No 100 - Sec. 2, Daqing Street, South District, Taichung City 40242, TAIWAN ROC.

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:
Available Currently
Device Manual:
Description:
The Ypsomed MyLife Unio is an automatic blood glucose meter. Its blood glucose measurement technology has been proven to be accurate, with a 3-star Medaval rating. 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:
The technology used in the Ypsomed MyLife Unio, to measure blood glucose, is among the best rated for accuracy by Medaval Ltd. It has passed in two clinical validation studies, between general and specific populations, according to recognised standard protocols, as published in peer-reviewed publications.
Recommendations:
Accuracy AssessmentRecommendationBasis
BG Medaval ★★★ Recommendation Recent clinical validation; recent protocol; multiple clinical validations
BG TÜV Rheinland Nederland General use Unpublished internal data
BG MDR Criteria Self-measurement and professional use Published evidence
Validation Publications:

Freckmann G, Baumstark A, Schmid C, Pleus S, Link M, Haug C. Evaluation of 12 blood glucose monitoring systems for self-testing: system accuracy and measurement reproducibility. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2014 Feb;16(2):113-22. Epub: 2013 Nov 8. doi: 10.1089/dia.2013.0208. PMID: 24205978.

15197:2003 - Pass General population

15197:2013 - Pass General population

Sølvik UØ, Risa M, Jacobsen CE, Monsen G, Sandberg S. Performance of 10 Systems for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose by Trained Healthcare Professionals and in the Hands of the Users. Clin Chem. 2015 May;61(5):772-4. Epub: 2015 Mar 3. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.236760. PMID: 25737533. Available from: clinchem.aaccjnls.org.

15197:2013 - Pass General population (Note: BLS-recorded measurements)

FDA:2016H - Pass General population (Note: BLS-recorded measurements)

15197:2013 - Pass General population (Note: Subject-recorded measurements)

FDA:2016H - Pass General population (Note: Subject-recorded measurements)

15197:2003 - Pass General population

SKUP Evaluation 2013/100

SKUP. Report from the evaluation SKUP/2013/100: MyLife Unio (Ypsomed, Bionime Corporation), a system for blood glucose measurement. Bergen, Norway: SKUP; 2013. 55 p. Available from: skup.org.

15197:2013 - Pass General population (Note: BLS-recorded measurements)

15197:2013 - Pass General population (Note: Subject-recorded measurements)

15197:2003 - Pass General population (Note: BLS-recorded measurements)

15197:2003 - Pass General population (Note: Subject-recorded measurements)

Results counted in Sølvik et al. 2015.