Supports the creation of sample pools for use with the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems
The cobas p 680 instrument automates the creation of pools in secondary tubes and pipetting of samples into aliquot plates for archiving. From a deck capacity of 500 tubes, primary pools of 1, 6, 24, 96 and 480 may be created. The instrument utilises Roche standard 5-position racks and rack trays to help streamline workflow with Roche pre-analytics and analytic systems.
The cobas p 680 instrument combines proprietary pipette tip technology and liquid level monitoring to ensure reliable sample transfer during pooling.
Connect up to four cobas p 680 instruments to the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems to meet your lab’s needs.
Improved workflow efficiencies
- Automated loading of racks onto instrument, once rack tray is deposited.
- Error lane allows user to easily identify tubes with pipetting errors.
Confidence in full traceability
- Full integration in the cobas 6800/8800 Systems software ensures full traceability of sample pool creation to final result.
- Secondary tubes are barcoded for improved workflow efficiency and full traceability.
Flexible Pool Creation
- Creation of pools with fewer samples than the configured pool size (e.g. creation of a pool of six with five samples); additional aliquots will be taken from samples to complete the pool. Aliquot plates may be created offline for sample archiving.
TADM
- Total aspiration and dispense monitoring (TADM) of the pressure within the pipette tip during the pipetting process ensures accurate sample transfer.
Liquid level detection
- Capacitive liquid level detection monitors the level of sample in a tube or plate to prevent overflow and carryover contamination during pipetting.
CO-RE tip technology
- Compressed O-ring expansion (CO-RE) tip technology locks pipette tips in place with an expanding O-ring. The tip is released when the O-ring gently decompresses, preventing the creation aerosols to minimise contamination. Disposable filter tips are utilized to prevent cross-contamination.