cobas b 101 offers HbA1c diagnosis
and monitoring at the Point of Care

Improving the outcomes for
patients living with diabetes

Benefits for your patients

Better patient compliance

Compared with laboratory testing, POC HbA1c testing has been shown to significantly increase the proportion of patients achieving their diabetes glycaemic control.¹

Combined testing

The cobas b 101 system includes tests for glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid panel and C-reactive protein (CRP) on the same device.

Simple and easy sample collection

Direct blood sample application onto disc from a finger prick, with no need for tubes or pipettes for sample collection or transfer. Test discs can be conveniently stored at room temperature (2-30ºc).

Fast turnaround time

HbA1c result in 5 mins. On the spot results in just 3 simple steps. Dual testing from one finger prick sample allows for HbA1c test and lipid panel within a 15-minute workflow cycle.

3 tests in one on a compact portable system

HbA1c Test

HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) testing improves diabetes management in primary care settings

HbA1c with Diagnosis Claim ²
No interference from most common haemoglobin variants²
Precision is fully compliant to the IFCC and NGSP guideline requirements³
Requires 2 μL drop of capillary or venous whole blood. HbA1c test results in 5 mins
HbA1c result displayed in percentage (%) plus mmol/mol

Lipid Panel Test

Closing the gap in cardiovascular (CV) risk factor management

Precision is fully compliant to the NCEP guideline requirements ⁴
Requires 19 μL drop of capillary or venous whole blood or plasma
Lipid test results in 6 mins; including TC, HDL, TG, LDL, non-HDL and TC/HDL ratio

CRP Test

C-reactive protein (CRP) test supports appropriate antibiotic use at the Point of Care

POC CRP testing follows the recommendations of the NICE clinical guidance⁵
Requires 12 μL drop of capillary blood or serum, venous whole blood or plasma.
CRP results in 4 mins
CRP results displayed in mg/L

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Lab process for testing HbA1c vs Point of Care testing in Primary Care

Conventional lab-based testing

PoC Testing

cobas b 101 Overview

View how to perform a HbA1c test on the cobas b 101 system.

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3 simple steps

to better patient outcomes

Power on the instrument and touch Patient Test.

Open the lid, lance the finger and place the drop of blood on the test disc.

Place test disc in the cobas b 101 and close lid. The measurement starts automatically.

Benefits of
cobas b 101 system

Easy and intuitive to use

Colour touch screen with a user friendly interface that has the same look and feel of other Roche Point of Care devices.

Improves workflow efficiency

Patient data storage with 5,000 patient results, 500 QC results, and 50 Operator IDs.

Compact and portable

Lightweight and portable. Weighs 2kg, with small footprint.

Automatic calibration on each disc

Samples and discs are checked for integrity and all steps of the process are controlled. No service required.

Guaranteed with a 3 Year Warranty.