cobas b 221 system

Convenience for your critical care testing

Analyzers should deliver rapid and reliable results, be easy to handle and require little maintenance. Our cobas b 221 system offers these features –and a flexible configuration which can meet your specific requirements for critical care testing in high throughput departments.

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Benchtop analyzer which gives lab-quality results in less than 2 minutes

Comprehensive testing menu covers 18 of the most important critical-care blood parameters including: blood gases, electrolytes, co-oximetry and metabolites.

Fast diagnosis

Results in less than 2 minutes to support timely clinical decision making

Flexibility of testing

Comprehensive parameter menu to meet varying department needs

Confidence in result quality

Lab-quality results where and when you need them

Improved uptime

Long-life, maintenance-free electrodes and minimal preventative maintenance

Product specifications

Throughput

up to 50 samples/hour
Time to result

less than 2 minutes with whole-blood sampling
Module

Optional module for automatic quality control
Parameter combinations

Three different parameter combinations (see table below) including glucose, lactate, urea and bilirubin
Maintenance

Durable, low-maintenance sensors
Touchscreen

Easy-to-use touchscreen and intuitive user interface
Trending acid-base maps

Trending acid-base maps to support clinical decisions
Reagent tracking

Control reagents consumption
Customizable

Customizable features include a user-definable display and two types of sample application
Connectable

Connectable to your network via cobas^® infinity POC for remote control and for comprehensive data management

cobas b 221 system versions

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	Versions
	2	4	6
Blood gases (pH, pO2, pCO2, pH) / Co-oximetry	x	x	x
Electrolytes (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca^2+-) / Hematocrit		x	x
Metabolites (Glu / Lac)			x
Metabolites (Glu / Lac / Urea (BUN))			x
Bilirubin	x	x	x