Technical Specifications - EKF Diagnostics Lactate Scout 4 Manual

8 Technical specifications

Parameter
Type of device
Sample material
Sample volume
Measuring range
Hematocrit range (Hct)
Precision
Measuring principle
Test duration
Measurement temper-
ature range
Humidity
Storage temperature
40
Specification
Lactate Scout 4 - hand-held device for measuring blood lactate
Fresh capillary whole blood
0.2 μL
0.5 mmol/L - 25.0 mmol/L
20 - 70%
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 %
Enzymatic amperometric determination of lactate using
lactate oxidase
10 seconds
+10 °C - +45°C
10 - 85% relative humidity (max. 2 minutes for sensors)
-18 °C - +8 °C (sensors in container) and/or
-20 °C - +50 °C (device)