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8 Technical specifications
Parameter Specification
Type of device Lactate Scout 4 - hand-held device for measuring blood lactate
Sample material Fresh capillary whole blood
Sample volume 0.2 μL
Measuring range 0.5 mmol/L - 25.0 mmol/L
Hematocrit range (Hct) 20 - 70%
Precision Hct range 35 – 50%: 0.5 – 6.7 mmol/L blood lactate
≤
0.2 mmol/L,
6.8 – 25.0 mmol/L blood lactate
≤
3 %
Hct ranges 20 – <35%, >50 – 70%: 0.5 – 7.5 mmol/L blood lactate
≤
0.3 mmol/L, 7.6 – 25.0 mmol/L blood lactate
≤
4 %
Measuring principle Enzymatic amperometric determination of lactate using
lactate oxidase
Test duration 10 seconds
Measurement temper-
ature range
+10 °C-+45°C
Humidity 10 - 85% relative humidity (max. 2 minutes for sensors)
Storage temperature -18 °C - +8 °C (sensors in container) and/or
-20 °C - +50 °C (device)