The COBAS® AMPLICOR Analyzer is the first benchtop system to fully automate the amplification and detection steps of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing process on a single instrument. It combines five instruments into one (thermal cycler, automatic pipettor, incubator, washer and reader). There are now more than 4000 COBAS® AMPLICOR Analyzers in clinical settings worldwide.
The COBAS® AMPLICOR Analyzer:
Maximizes walk away time
Can improve laboratory productivity
Assures results integrity
all in one compact, benchtop unit. Results can be reported to physicians on the same day.
Improve Laboratory Efficiency and Assure Results Integrity
The COBAS® AMPLICOR Analyzer offers:
Bar-coded data entry
48 sample capacity per run
Test-specific reagents
Multiplexing- up to six detections per amplified sample
AmpErase® (uracil-N-glycosylase, UNG), a contamination control system that destroys deoxyuridine-containing amplicon, preventing reamplification and contamination
Available tests on the COBAS® AMPLICOR Analyzer include assays for quantifying and/or detecting:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-detection and Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-quantification