Roche Point-of-Care solutions
Point-of-care devices available from Roche are shown below:
The Accu-Chek Inform II system
This device provides glucose results.

The Accu-Chek Inform II system measures glucose using a test strip as shown to which a drop of capillary blood is added and which is then placed in the reader device. A glucose result is available in a few seconds.
Further information on this device is available here.
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The cobas b 101 system
The system provides glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), lipids and C-reactive protein (CRP) tests on the same device.


This small desktop analyser uses test cartridges as shown. A drop of capillary blood is added to the cartridge which is then placed in the analyser and quantitative results are obtained in 4 – 6 minutes depending upon the test. Dual testing of HbA1c and Lipids takes 15 minutes.
Please also see Roche cobas b101 HbA1c and Lipids Evaluation (July 2013).
Further information on this device is available here.
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CoaguChek® Systems
These systems provide PT/INR and aPTT test results within minutes.

The CoaguChek systems have been specifically developed for healthcare professionals and their patients to enable PoC testing of PT/INR and aPTT within their hospital/lab and practice.
Further information on this device is available here.
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The cobas h 232 POC system
This system provides Troponin T, NT-proBNP and D-Dimer tests.

This small handheld device uses test strips as shown. A drop of capillary blood is added to the test strip which is then placed in the reader device and quantitative results are obtained in 8-12 minutes depending upon the test.
Further information on this device is available here.