Ascensia Breeze 2 (Bayer)
Device Name:
Breeze 2
Manufacturer:
Bayer Healthcare AG, Kaiser-Willhelm-Allee, Building W11, 51368 Leverkusen, GERMANY.
Measuring functions:
Blood glucose
Primary Client Use:
Intended for self-measurement and home use
Measurement Site:
Finger
Measurement Occurrence:
Single measurements only
Availability:
Discontinued but still available
Device Manual:
Description:
The Ascensia Breeze 2 (Bayer) is an automatic blood glucose meter. Its blood glucose measurement technology has been proven to be accurate, with a 1-star Medaval rating. Blood glucose measurements are taken from the finger. It is intended for self-measurement and home use. This device has been discontinued by the manufacturer but may be available through certain outlets.
Assessment:
The technology used in the Ascensia Breeze 2 (Bayer), to measure blood glucose, has passed in a clinical validation study, in a general population, according to a recognised standard protocol, as published in a peer-reviewed publication.
Recommendations:
Accuracy AssessmentRecommendationBasis
BG Medaval Recommendation Older clinical validation; recent protocol
BG Institute of Health Economics (CA) General use No evidence provided
BG MDR Criteria Self-measurement Published evidence
Validation Publications:

Pfützner A, Schipper C, Ramljak S, Flacke F, Sieber J, Forst T, Musholt PB. Evaluation of the effects of insufficient blood volume samples on the performance of blood glucose self-test meters. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2013 Nov 1;7(6):1522-9. doi: 10.1177/193229681300700612. PMID: 24351178. Available from: PMC3876330.

15197:2003 - Fail Using insufficient blood samples (n=31)

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 2007/59

SKUP. Report from the evaluation SKUP/2007/59: Breeze 2 (Bayer Healthcare), a system for blood glucose measurement. Bergen, Norway: SKUP; 2007. 52 p. Available from: skup.org.

15197:2003 - Pass General population

Results counted in Sølvik et al. 2015.

Relevant Publications:

Musholt PB, Schipper C, Thomé N, Ramljak S, Schmidt M, Forst T, Pfützner A. Dynamic electrochemistry corrects for hematocrit interference on blood glucose determinations with patient self-measurement devices. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Sep 1;5(5):1167-75. doi: 10.1177/193229681100500520. PMID: 22027312. Available from: PMC3208875.

Performance with haematocrit variation unstable.