cobas® h 232 POC system

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cobas h 232

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The cobas h 232 POC system is a portable point-of-care system that supports optimised management of patients with symptoms of chest pain and breathlessness by allowing confident on-the-spot decision diagnosis and assessment based on laboratory comparable results5.

 

The cobas h 232 POC system can allow rapid and easy determination of NT-proBNP, D-Dimer and Troponin T in different settings including Community Diagnostic Centres, GP practices, ambulances and emergency rooms.

cobas h 232

Fast

  •  On-the-spot results are available in 3 steps and 12 minutes or less1,2,3

Portable

  • Handheld point of care system is lightweight and easy to use, even in mobile situation6,4

Connected

  • Wireless technology ensures immediate availability of results at all Points of Care using the cobas® infinity POC solution4

Accurate 

  • Accurate results, aligned with Roche central laboratory tests5

Safety

  • Operator ID entry and lockout to ensure use by authorised staff 
  • Patient and user ID to ensure correct documentation of test results
  • Quality control lockout

Control and traceability

  • Enhanced connectivity through wireless technology and a unique QR code feature can minimise errors, increase safety and streamline workflow
  • Connection to the cobas® infinity POC solution allows extension of the testing network and ensures control of operators and quality assurance from the central laboratory 
  • Automatic recertification of operators through cobas academy to ensure use by trained operators only

Available tests

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Available tests

Test Measuring range Time to result Material number Clinical utility
Troponin
40 –  2,000 ng/L
12 min
Roche CARDIAC POC Trop T (07007302190)

Early aid in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and identification of patients with an elevated mortality risk (1,6,7)

NT-proBNP
60 –  9,000 pg/mL
12 min
Roche CARDIAC proBNP+ (05533643190) Aid in diagnosis of patients with suspected heart failure, in monitoring of patients with compensated left ventricular dysfunction and in the risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes (2,8)
D-Dimer
0.1 - 4.0 µg/mL
8 min Roche CARDIAC D-Dimer (04877802190) Aid in exclusion of deep venousthrombosis (3, 9) 

References

  1. Roche Cardiac POC Troponin T Method Sheet V 3.0 (2019)
  2. Roche Cardiac pro-BNP+ Method Sheet V 5.0 (2021)
  3. Roche Cardiac D-Dimer Method Sheet V 6.0 (2021)
  4. Roche cobas h 232 POC system Operator's Manual V 6.0 (2016)
  5. Bertsch T et al. (2010). Clin Lab 56: 37-49.
  6. Collet, J. et al. (2020). Eur Heart J 42(14), 1289-1367.
  7. Stengaard, C. et al. (2013). American J Cardiol 112(9), 1361-1366.
  8. McDonagh, T. et al. (2021). Eur J Heart 42(36), 3599-3726.
  9. NICE [NG158] Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing (2020) Accessed January 2023
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