Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix

Made:
1980 in Crawley
Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix

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Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix, with mains adapter and instruction leaflet

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Object Number:
1994-420
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and electrical component
Measurements:
overall (adapter-body): 74 mm x 49 mm x 90 mm, 0.2389 kg
overall (Glucocheck meter): 42 mm x 80 mm x 133 mm, 0.2128 kg
type:
meter
credit:
Hayward, R.

Parts

Glucochek blood glucose meter

Glucochek blood glucose meter

Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix

Measurements:
overall (adapter-body): 74 mm x 49 mm x 90 mm, 0.2389 kg
overall (Glucocheck meter): 42 mm x 80 mm x 133 mm, 0.2128 kg
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electrical component
Object Number:
1994-420/1
type:
glucometer
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Instruction leaflet for Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix

Glucochek instruction leaflet

Instruction leaflet for Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix

Measurements:
overall: 1 mm x 85 mm x 130 mm,
overall (adapter-body): 74 mm x 49 mm x 90 mm, 0.2389 kg
overall (Glucocheck meter): 42 mm x 80 mm x 133 mm, 0.2128 kg
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1994-420/3
type:
leaflets

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