Roche has announced the US launch of the cobas connection modules (CCM) Vertical, the elevator and overhead components of its fully automated and modular CCM system to help low-, mid- and high-volume laboratories optimise space, productivity and patient care.
“The CCM Vertical is the only laboratory conveyor system in the USA that moves samples up and down without reducing overall track speed, throughput or turnaround times,” said Brad Moore, president and CEO, Roche Diagnostics North America. “The CCM system is about quality, flexibility and efficiency – helping laboratories of all sizes meet today’s challenges to increase testing capacity, accelerate results, overcome staffing shortages and reduce errors.”
The CCM Vertical includes elevator units, overhead conveyors and overhead turn units that seamlessly integrate with Roche’s other CCM solutions. This cobas solution helps staff simplify their laboratory operations by transporting patient samples hands-free in every direction – up, down, across and between rooms, around doorways, emergency exits and walkways, and through walls, ceilings and floors.
The first CCM Vertical implementation in the USA is scheduled to go live at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in early 2024.