The GLUCOCARD Shine Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended for the quantitative measurement of glucose in fresh capillary whole blood samples drawn from the fingertips and alternative sites such as forearm, palm, thigh, and calf. Alternative site testing should be used only during steady-state blood glucose conditions. The GLUCOCARD Shine Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended for self testing outside the body (in vitro) by people with diabetes at home as an aid to monitor the effectiveness of diabetes control. The system is intended to be used by a single person and should not be shared. It is not intended for use on neo nates and is not for the diagnosis or screening of diabetes.
A collection of devices including a portable, battery-powered, semi-automated or automated instrument (self-testing meter), reagents, test strips and/or other associated materials and accessories (e.g., control solutions, lancets) intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of glucose in a whole blood clinical specimen; it is designed to be used for self-testing by a layperson in the home, and some types may in addition be used at the point-of-care. Measured glucose values are used to manage blood glucose levels, primarily by persons with diabetes mellitus.