Roche CoaguChek® XS Plus system

Monitoring with the compact and convenient CoaguChek® XS Plus system enables healthcare professionals to measure PT/INR values of their patients on vitamin K antagonists within one minute with a drop of capillary blood from the fingertip. Results can be used immediately to adjust the patients therapy in the comfort of the physicians practice.

• Onboard quality control (QC) for each strip
• Patient identification for improved data management
• Detection system: Amperometric (electrochemical) determination of the PT/INR after activation of the coagulation with human recombinant thromboplastin
• Support and safety functions: QC lockout, Patient & User ID, protection with administrator ID
• Sample application: Outside the meter, with top- and 2 sides (left or right)-dosing options Operating Temperature: +15°C–+32°C (59 °F–90 °F)
• Operating humidity and altitude: 10–85%–4300 m
• Memory: 1000 patient and 500 QC results with date and time, 60 code chip records, Operator lists with up to 100 Operator IDs, Patient lists with up to 200 Patient IDs
• Sample type: Fresh capillary whole blood or non anti-coagulated venous whole blood
• Sample size: 8 µl
• Test Strips: ISI: approx. 1.0; Sensitivity to heparin: not at therapeutic levels, up to 0.8 I.U/ml for UFH and to 2 anti-Xa.U/ml for LMWH; Quality control: on each strip, through the same channel as the blood passes; Stability: 21 months from production (+ 2°C to + 30°C)
• Prothrombin time (PT); results can be displayed in the following units: INR,% Quick, seconds