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cobas c 311 analyzer

The cobas c 311 analyzer offers...

Comprehensive features in a compact footprint
  • Full menu, including general chemistries, TDM's, DAT's, and serum proteins
  • On–board capacity of 42 channels and 3 ISE's
  • 300 tests per hour
Convenience through standardization
  • Common ready–to–use reagent packs and user interface across cobas® platforms means less training and enhanced productivity
  • Online updates and enhanced remote services via cobas® e–services
Control laboratory operations
  • Automatic data flag processing of requesting repeats, dilutions without operator intervention
  • With Middleware Solutions, functions include archiving, autoverification, reflex testing, and delta checking
Confidence in results
  • Clot detection and test specific serum indices ensure reliable results
  • Non–contact ultra–sonic mixing results in homogeneous distribution of reactants
  • Common analytics yield comparable patient results across cobas® platforms
  • Provent Hitachi instrument reliability
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Technical Specifications

System

Automated, discrete clinical chemistry analyzer intended for the in vitro quantitative/qualitative determination of analytes in body fluids

System Components

Self contained floor model analyzer comprised of the analytical unit and control unit

Sample Throughput

300 photometric tests per hour

Number of Channels

42 channels and 3 ISE's

Programmable Parameters

Maximum: 117 photometric, 3 ISE tests, 8 formulas, 3 serum indices

Sample Material

Serum/plasma, urine, CSF

Sample Input/Output

Sample disk with 108 positions plus: W1 position for ISE cleaning solution, W2 position for ISE activator, Real STAT interrupt

Sample Cups and Tubes

Sample Container

Diameter x length

Primary sample tube

16mm x 100mm

Primary sample tube

16mm x 75mm

Primary sample tube

13mm x 100mm

Primary sample tube

13mm x 75mm

Hitachi standard cup

17mm x 38mm, 2.5ml

Hitachi micro cup

8mm x 37mm, 1.5ml

False bottom tube

13mm x 75mm, one type definable

Sample Clot Detection

Available (pressure sesitive clot detection system)

Liquid Level Sensor

Capacitance sensing technology

Sample Barcode Types

NW7 (Codabar); Code 39; ITF; Code 128

Control Unit

Microsoft Windows XP, Pentium IV Processor

System Interfaces

RS–232 serial interface

Sample Data Base

10,000 samples (routine, STAT, and QC samples)

Calibration Methods

Start–up, re–calibration. For photometric assays: Linear, non–linear multi points, 2 point calibration, K–factor. Up to 100 calibrators pre–programmable. Storage of up to 180 curves. Preventative calibration of stand–by cassettes. Two k–factor can be defined for different sample types.

QC Methods

Real–time QC, individual QC, cummulative QC. Up to 100 different controls pre–programmable. Preventative QC after calibration of stand–by cassettes. Auto QC (without operator intervention).

Electrical Requirements

Power rating

AC 208V AC/60Hz (US/Canada)

Power supply fluctuation

No significant power supply fluctuation (operating on 208/230V AC, max power supply change: ± 10%)

Overvoltage category

II

Polution degree

2

Power consumption

1.5 kVA for analytical unit; 0.5 kVA for control unit

Electrical installation

Technical standard class C,
Required eathing < 10 Ω,
Bonding impedance < 0.1Ω at 30 A,
Insulation resistance > 10MΩ at 500 V

Water/Waste Requirements

Bacteria–free, deionized water

< 10 cfu/mL

Conductivity

> 10 MΩ resistance

Water pressure

5015 to 25 psi (1.054 – 1.76g/cm2)

Water supply volume

40 L/h

Operating Conditions

Ambient temperature

18 to 32° C

Ambient humidity

45 – 85% (non–condensing)

Noise Output

<70 dB(A) for surrounding

Physical Dimensions

Depth

859 mm

34 in

Height

1260 mm

50 in

Height level of monitor  

1380–1570 mm      

54.3–61.8 in

Width

1325 mm

52 in

Weight

270 kg

595 lb

Sampling System

Sample pipetting volume

1.5–35 µL in 0.1 µL increments

Detection of sample clogging

Pressure sensitive clot detection system

Liquid Level Sensor

Capacitance sensing technology



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