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cobas^® 6500 urine analyser series

One tube, one touch – fully automated urine workflow

The cobas 6500 urine analyser series is a fully automated urine work area solution for laboratories processing 100 – 500 urine samples per day. Due to its modular design cobas 6500 urine analyser series can be installed as a stand-alone urine analyser or as a stand-alone microscopy analyser, together as a fully automated urine work area.

samples / day

100 - 500

samples / day 100 - 500

cobas u 701 microscopy analyser

cobas u 701 microscopy analyser improves the gold standard3 (manual microscopy) in urine microscopy by standardization and automation of all manual steps, removing operator variability, significantly reducing operator intervention while increasing efficiency.4

cobas u 601 urine analyser

cobas u 601 urine analyser automates all manual steps and provides high quality results by proven unique reagent strip technology based on more than 50 years of experience in urine analysis and innovation, minimizing operator intervention while providing confidence in results.1,2,6

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Automation of the gold standard³

Taking real microscopy images – eliminating operator variability and the need for manual review, improving turn around time (TAT)⁴

Precise and safe strip results^1,2,5

High quality results by proven unique strip construction based on more than 50 years’ experience
Accurate, safe results by utilizing a new photometer technology

Consolidation of urine work area

Convenient validation – all results on one screen
Full menu covers urine strip testing and urine sedimentation

Workflow optimization⁴

Full integration into lab automation

Fully automated urine work area solution

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References

Schot MJC, van Delft S, Kooijman-Buiting AMJ, et al. Analytical performance, agreement and user-friendliness of six point-of-care testing urine analysers for urinary tract infection in general practice. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e006857. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006857.
Delft, S.v., Goedhart, A. & Spigt, M., 2016 Prospective, observational study comparing automated and visual point-of-care urinalysis in general practice. BMJ Journals, 6(8).
Delanghe, J. & Speeckaert, M., 2013. Preanalytical requirements of urinalysis. Biochemia Medica, 24(1). pp. 89-104. p.89
Cho. E.-J. & Ko, D.-H., 2018. The efficient workflow to decrease the manual microscopic examination of urine sediment using on-screen review of images. Ch, E.-J., Clinical Biochemistry.
Roche Diagnostics., 2018. cobas® 6500 urine analyser series performance evaluation: Study report from a multicentre evaluation of the cobas u 601, cobas u 701, and cobas 6500 systems. Switzerland: Roche Diagnostics International Ltd.