Abbott MediSense Precision PCx

Device Name:

Precision PCx

Manufacturer:

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., 1360 South Loop Road, Alameda, CA 94502, UNITED STATES.

Measuring functions:

Blood glucose

Primary Client Use:

Intended for professional use

Measurement Site:

Finger

Measurement Occurrence:

Single measurements only

Availability:

Available Currently

Description:

The Abbott MediSense Precision PCx 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.

Assessment:

There appears to be no peer-reviewed clinical validation information available on the technology used in the Abbott MediSense Precision PCx 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 Abbott MediSense Precision PCx, 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 Abbott Precision PCx, though not in a formal validation.