cobas8000

Question 1

List the components of the cobas 8000

Answer 1

Core Unit, high speed transport and return line
c702/701
c502
e602
Data Manager

Question 2

List the components of the Core Unit

Answer 2

Input/Output buffer

STAT port

Question 3

cobas 8000 ISE unit capacity

Answer 3

up to 600 samples (1,800 tests)/hour

Question 4

Describe the cobas 8000 module sample buffer

Answer 4

25 positions, 5 reserve for QC

shuttle gates

Question 5

cobas c702 - capacity?

Answer 5

up to 2,000 tests per hour

Question 6

cobas c702 - reagent channels?

Answer 6

70 reagent channels

Question 7

cobas c502 - capacity?

Answer 7

up to 600 tests per hour, including HbA1C

Question 8

cobas c502 - reagent channels?

Answer 8

60 reagent channels

Question 9

cobas e801 - capacity?

Answer 9

up to 300 tests per hour

Question 10

cobas e801 - reagent channels?

Answer 10

48 reagent channels

Question 11

cobas 8000 configurations

Answer 11

Up to 150 configurations. Modules include:
cobas ISE module
cobas c701 module
cobas c702 module
cobas c502 module
cobas e801 module
cobas e602 module

Question 12

cobas 8000 sample types

Answer 12

Serum, plasma, urine, csf, supernatant, whole blood

Question 13

cobas 8000 maximum throughput

Answer 13

up to 9800 tests/hour
cobas ISE module:  up to 1,800 tests/hr
cobas c701: up to 2,000 tests/hr
cobas c702: up to 2,000 tests/hr
cobas c502: up to 600 tests/hr
cobas e801: up to 300 tests/hr
cobas e602: up to 170 tests/hr

Question 14

cobas 8000 reagent capacity

Answer 14

up to 280 reagent channels/configuration
cobas ISE module:  Na, K and Cl
cobas c701: 70 reagent channels
cobas c702: 70 reagent channels
cobas c502: 60 reagent channels
cobas e801: 48 reagent channels
cobas e602: 25 reagent channels

Question 15

cobas 8000 ISE Module features

Answer 15

Dual Channel - 2 sets of electrodes
1,800 tests/hour
ISE specific sample probe with clot detection
Independent processing line

Question 16

cobas c701 features

Answer 16

up to 2,000 tests/hour
70 reagent positions
manual reagent loading/unloading during standby
2 sample probes
4 reagent probes
pipetting cycle time of 1.8 seconds

Question 17

cobas c702 features

Answer 17

up to 2,000 tests/hour
70 reagent positions
continuous reagent loading/unloading during operation
Reagent Manager - automatic reagent decapping
2 sample probes
4 reagent probes
pipetting cycle time of 1.8 seconds

Question 18

cobas c502 features

Answer 18

up to 600 tests/hour
60 reagent positions
continuous reagent loading/unloading during operation
HbA1C (whole blood)

Question 19

cobas e801 features

Answer 19

up to 300 tests/hour

48 reagent positions, load 5 at a time from fridge

Question 20

cobas e602 features

Answer 20

up to 170 tests/hour

25 reagent positions, load in standby

Question 21

cobas 8000 MTBF?

Answer 21

188 days MTBF per module

98% uptime guaranteed