Roche cobas b 221

The cobas b 221 system offers fast determination of 17 of the most important critical-care blood parameters. The cobas b 221 system is a multi-parameter analyzer for blood gas, electrolytes, CO-oximetry and metabolites providing comprehensive information in critical-care testing.

• Automated QC measurements independent from calibration solutions ensure system validity
• Long-life and maintenance free sensors help to save money
• Blood gas results shown in less than one minute
• Measures Parameters: Blood Gas module, Electrolyte module, Hemoglobin module, Metabolite module, CO-oximetry module
• Calculated parameters: H+, cHCO3–, ctCO2(P), BE, BEact, BEecf, BB, pHst, cHCO3-st, PAO2, nCa2+, Qs/Qt, P50, SO2 (c), AaDO2, a/AO2, avDO2, AG, OER, Hct (c), PAO2t, Rlt, pHt, PCO2t, PO2t, H+t, AaDO2t
• Sample types: Whole blood, Serum, Plasma, Dialysate, QC material
• Calibration:
  - System calibration: every 24 hours (programmable 8, 12 or 24 hours)
  - 1 point-calibration: every 30 minutes (alternatively 1 hour)
  - 2 point-calibration: every 12 hours (programmable 4, 8 or 12 hours)
  - Warm-up: Power on with calibration 30 min approx.
  - Warm-up: Power fail < 1 min < 2 min
• Data processing: Industrial Power PC,Monitor (built in flat color LCD 5.7 inch screen (touchscreen)),Thermal printer (built in 58 mm, graphic capability), Barcode scanner (standard accessory)
• Test certificate: FDA, 510 (k), UL, UL3101-1, CE-Conformity, IVD-Directive 98/79/EC (EN61326-1)
• POC tests: Metabolites (Glucose, Urea(BUN), Lac, Bilirubin (neonatal)), Blood gas (pH, PCO2, PO2), Electrolytes (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Cl-), CO-oximetry (tHb-COOX, O2Hb, HHb, COHb, MetHb, SO2 COOX, Barometric (pressure baro))