We put a lab
in a tube...
Because they put their trust in you.
When diagnostic testing is needed to inform time-sensitive treatment decisions,
healthcare professionals want reliably accurate results as swiftly as possible.
With the Roche cobas® Liat PCR System,* you can offer on-demand STAT testing
with the excellent performance of real-time PCR technology, at your laboratory or
at satellite locations within your institution.
Compact, easy to use and requiring minimal training, the cobas® Liat System
allows you to generate results that are as trustworthy as those provided by larger
PCR systems in 20 minutes or less.
And because the cobas® Liat System is a secure and fully-closed system, it can
help you reduce the risk of cross-contamination and preserve sample integrity.
The cobas® Liat System fully automates PCR for single-sample testing: It’s a
fast-lane to results, without shortcuts in quality.
Pending CLIA Waiver in the United States
Introducing the Roche cobas® Liat PCR System
Meeting time-sensitive diagnostic needs
with singular ingenuity
Taking PCR technology further, faster
The cobas® Liat System fully
automates PCR testing—from sample
prep to results—for the rapid analysis
of a single sample at a time.
The cobas® Liat System is a next-generation real-time
PCR system designed for on-demand STAT testing,
enabling use at satellite locations within your
institution. The system includes a small benchtop
analyzer safeguarded by an extensive array of
instrument controls, and assay tubes tailor-made
for specific targets.
The cobas® Liat System automates the entire testing
process, from sample prep to amplification to
real-time detection.
Definitive, objective PCR results that can be understood
at a glance are generated—and verified by an internal
process control—in 20 minutes or less.
Small… Compact benchtop analyzer. Convenient
size for space-challenged testing locations.
Swift… Results in 20 minutes or less. Single assay
runs allow time-sensitive testing and reporting.
Simple… Fully automated system with touchscreenguided operation. Minimal hands-on time.
Secure… Sealed-tube design eliminates any operator
contact with reagents or other chemicals. Closed
system with instrument and internal process controls
to reduce potential for cross-contamination and
human error.
“Recognized as one of the
most important scientific
advances of the 20th
century,1 polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) is a quick,
easy way to create unlimited
copies of DNA from just
one original strand.”
1
Mark R. Hughes, deputy director of
the National Center for Human Genome
Research at the National Institutes of
Health (perhaps better known as the
Human Genome Project).
88Each cobas® Liat assay tube
contains all assay reagents
prepared in isolated segments
88The cobas® Liat Analyzer
automates all nucleic acid testing
processes, including reagent
preparation, target enrichment,
inhibitor removal, nucleic acid
extraction, amplification and
real-time detection
Tube
identification
Sample
segment
88The analyzer compresses the
assay tube to selectively release
reagents from tube segments,
moves the sample from one
segment to another, and controls
reaction conditions at different
temperatures
Dilution buffer
Internal
process control
Proteinase K
Silica magnetic
beads
Lysis buffer
Wash buffer
Elution buffer
Master Mix 1
Master Mix 2
Contents may vary by assay.
The cobas® Liat System. Extend and enhance
your services.
With a broad menu of assays in development
and the long-term commitment of Roche
Molecular Diagnostics, the cobas® Liat System
can help you expand your laboratory’s services
and improve its ability to respond to timesensitive patient care needs.
From patient sample to definitive results
88Generate definitive PCR results in 20 minutes
or less
88Offer value-added laboratory services with
outstanding clinical performance
88Support physicians in expediting diagnoses
and treatment
The cobas® Liat System enables you to run advanced PCR assays with speed and simplicity
We put a lab in a tube,
because they put their trust in you.
SAMPLE
SCAN
START
Add your patient sample
Scan assay tube using
Insert assay tube into
to the cobas Liat assay tube
built-in barcode reader.
the cobas® Liat Analyzer.
®
with provided transfer pipette.
Results are generated
in 20 minutes or less.
The Roche cobas® Liat PCR System
Fast-lane results, without shortcuts in quality.
88Supports time-sensitive diagnoses and patient care decisions
88Compact, safe, easy-to-operate system—ideal for satellite
laboratories and out-of-hours use
88Extraordinary sensitivity and specificity across assays significantly
reduces the risk of false negatives and false positives*
We put a lab in a tube, because they put their trust in you.
*Data on file
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