Roche Diagnostics
Instructions for Use · Version 13.0 5
cobas b 123 POC system
Table of contents
Publication information 2
Contact addresses 4
Edition 4
Table of contents 5
Intended use 7
Intended user 7
Use environment 7
Symbols and abbreviations 7
What is new in this version 12
Introduction and specifications
1 Safety information
Safety classifications 17
Safety precautions 18
Safety labels on the instrument and
consumables 26
2 General description
System information 29
System components 31
Consumable information 41
3 Specifications
Performance data 55
Sample throughput 79
Sample measurement time 80
Sample volumes 81
Sample types 82
Calibrations 83
Environmental parameters 84
Product data 86
Printer 88
User interface module 89
Barcode scanner 90
Imaging scanner (optional) 92
4 Theoretical foundations
Assigning unit formats to parameters 95
Selecting between pH and H
+
unit formats 96
Parameters and calculations 97
Calibration principle 113
Oximeter module (optional) 114
Reference and critical values 115
Assigning reference and critical ranges 118
Monitoring reference and critical ranges on
measurement reports 121
Assigning a correlation factor to a parameter 122
Operation
5 Installation and put out of operation
Installation 129
Installing the instrument 131
Put out of operation 134
6 Measurement
Preanalytics 139
Interferences 145
Limitations of clinical analysis 152
Configuring measurement input values 154
Configuring the measurement results screen 156
Configuring the parameter selection field 157
Performing a measurement 160
Measurement modes 169
Entering measurement input values 170
Measurement results and reports 173
Measuring database 175
Acid base maps 176
Patient trend diagrams 177
7 Quality control
General QC concept 181
Important information for evaluating QC
results 183
Performing QC measurements 184
QC results and reports 191
QC database 192
Levey-Jennings graphs 193
Performing a proficiency test measurement 194
Configuring the QC scheduler 199
Defining and configuring QC materials 203
Configuring QC rules and consequences 207
Configuring QC settings 209
Evaluating QC measurement results 211
Multirules 212
Removing QC consequences 215
QC troubleshooting 218
Troubleshooting AutoQC module blockages 219
8 Calibration
General information 223
Automatic calibrations 225
User-activated calibrations 228
Calibration database 229
Configuring calibration settings 230