LifeScan OneTouch UltraLink
Device Name:
OneTouch UltraLink
Manufacturer:
Johnson & Johnson, 1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933, UNITED STATES.
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
Description:
The LifeScan OneTouch UltraLink 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 self-measurement and home 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 OneTouch UltraLink to measure blood glucose.
Recommendations:
| Accuracy Assessment | Recommendation | Basis | |
| BG | Medaval | Not recommended | This device has not been clinically validated. |
Relevant Publications:
Greene C, Brown D, Wallace JF, Pardo S, Pflug B. Comparative Accuracy of 3 Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems that Communicate with an Insulin Pump. Endocr Pract. 2014 Oct;20(10):1016-21. doi: 10.4158/EP13484.OR. PMID: 24793918.
Measurements from the LifeScan OneTouch UltraLink are compared to those from the Ascensia (Bayer) Contour Next Link and the Nova Max Link, though not in a formal validation.