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cobas® b 123 <1> POC system
IVD
For in vitro diagnostic use.
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The cobas® b123 POC system is a fully automated system for testing of blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, hematocrit, total hemoglobin and its derivatives, oxygen saturation, and neonatal bilirubin.1
With flexible configurations and a throughput of up to 30 samples per hour, the cobas b 123 POC system can easily be customized to the clinical needs of the intended care unit (ICU), emergency room (ER), neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), operation room (OR), dialysis units, or the laboratory.
The cobas b 123 POC system supports you in managing high demand with low personnel resources and making the right decisions with a fast and easy blood gas result.
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The cobas b 123 system’s combined precision and cutting edge design delivers POC automation excellence in the field of blood gas analysis. Make fast decisions when your patients need it most!
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Overview
| Product specification | Value |
| Parameters | 17 measured paramters + 40 calculated parameters |
| Sample throughput | 30 samples/hour |
Sensor cartridge types |
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| Sample types |
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| Sample volume | 25 – 123 μL (depending on parameter configuration, Hct concentration and sample mode) |
Measurement principles |
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| Dimensions | 32 cm x 47 cm x 37 cm (W x H x D) |
| Weight | Weight 20 kg (without Fluid Pack and AutoQC Pack) 24.5 kg (with Fluid Pack and AutoQC Pack) |
| Connectivity | POC module for navify® Integrator |
| User management | Automated through cobas® e-learning |
| Clinical decisions support | Trending acid-base maps |
cobas b 123 POC system versions1
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| Version 1 | Version 2 | Version 3 | Version 4 | |
| Blood gases (pH, PO2, PCO2) |
x | x | x | x |
| Electrolytes (Na+, K+, Ca2+, CI-) / Hematocrit |
x | x | x | x |
| Metabolites (Glu/Lac) |
x | x | x | x |
| Co-Oximetry (tHb, O2Hb, HHb, COHb, MetHb, SO2) |
x | x | ||
| Bilirubin |
x | x | ||
| Auto QC |
x | x | ||
| Optional modules | - | AutoQC module | Oximeter module | AutoQC module and oximeter module |
| Plus an extensive range of calculated parameters | ||||
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ICU: intended care unit; ER: emergency room; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit: OR: operation room
* BG = pH, pCO2, pO2
** ISE = Na+ , K+ , Ca2+, CI-
References
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. cobas b 123 system POC system Operators Manual. (v6). 2023.
- World Health Organization (2010), WHO guidelines on drawing blood: best practices in phlebotomy, pp31-32.
- Hambsch et al. (2015). Clin Transl Sci 8. 857-870.
- Ekström et al. (2019). Calculated arterial blood gas values from a venous sample and pulse oximetry: Clinical validation. PLoS ONE 14(4):e0215413.
- Kamperidis et al. (2018). Optimizing acute non-invasive ventilation care in the NHS; the v-TAC approach. Thorax 2018;73(Suppl 4):A1–A282.