cobas^® 8100 automated workflow series

The cobas 8100 intelligent tube transport provides a short predictable time to results, including the ability to prioritizate for emergency samples. With flexible workflows, early error detection and fully automated add-on handling, cobas 8100 allows for personalized solutions to suit individual laboratory needs, guaranteeing that quality comes first. 

Whether your laboratory’s challenge is high throughput, short turnaround times or both, the cobas® 8100 automated workflow series can fulfill your laboratory’s changing needs, allowing you to work faster and more efficiently.

Quality comes first

At an early pre-analytical stage, Roche automation solutions perform an extensive inspection of samples for maximum workflow efficiency:

• Sample quality check via a high resolution optical camera which enables detection of normal, hemolytic, lipemic and icteric samples
• Tube type identification
  
• Laser liquid level detection

Workflow your way

Personalized workflows enable you to choose from primary, aliquot or mixed workflow:

• Primary sample workflow – if the focus is on cost efficiency
• Aliquot workflow – if the focus is on sample integrity and parallel testing
• Mixed workflow – to optimize the benefits of both workflows

Short and predictable time to results

• 3D intelligent tube transport helps laboratories to improve patient care by offering reliable results within predictably short turnaround times, even during peak workflows 
• Multi-level and bidirectional tube transport: empty tube holders and holders with tubes run separately to avoid traffic jams 
• Tubes always have a clear destination and do not circle the track, guaranteeing first-in first-out sample processing 
• Tubes can bypass modules if processing is not required 
• Prioritized STAT workflow

Flexible tube storage

A solution with cobas® 8100 offers 3 storage concepts, ensuring fast access as soon as a tube is needed. 

• Short-term storage for an immediate re-run 
• Mid-term storage in the Add-on Buffer Module – for optimized add-on request processing within the same day 
• Long-term storage

Maximum consolidation

• Broad reagent portfolio to consolidate 98% or more of routine serum work area load
• Designed to consolidate immuno & clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, selective third-party analyzers and archiving
• cobas® 8100 fully automates the laboratory process from sample entry to archive
• Integrated post-analytic solutions with add-on buffer module for add-on requests within one day

The Tonsberg Hospital realized their vision  together with Roche: improve effectiveness in their laboratory and, at the same time, automate as many disciplines as possible throughout the whole lab process, from the phlebotomy all the way to archiving. All of this, with the additional challenge of keeping the lab working during the transition, to limit the impact on patients.

Erasmus MC is ranked one of the top ten best medical institutes in Europe, with almost 12,000 employees, around 1,320 beds and 5 –6 million tests per year in clinical chemistry, immunology and hematology.

Since 1997 Erasmus MC and Roche have entered into a long term partnership which lasts to this day.