Roche launches vertical transportation for patient lab samples

Oct. 18, 2023—Roche announced the U.S. launch of its Cobas Connection Modules Vertical, designed to help low-, mid-, and high-volume laboratories optimize space, productivity, and patient care.

The CCM Vertical includes elevator units, overhead conveyors, and overhead turn units that integrate with Roche’s other CCM solutions. It transports patient samples up, down, and across and between rooms; around doorways, emergency exits, and walkways; and through walls, ceilings, and floors.

“The CCM Vertical is the only laboratory conveyor system in the U.S. that moves samples up and down without reducing overall track speed, throughput, or turnaround times,” Brad Moore, president and CEO of Roche Diagnostics North America, said in a press statement. “The CCM system is about quality, flexibility, and efficiency—helping labs of all sizes meet today’s challenges to increase testing capacity, accelerate results, overcome staffing shortages, and reduce errors.”

The first CCM Vertical implementation in the United States is scheduled to go live at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in early 2024.

Add Custom Script Oct. 18, 2023—Roche announced the U.S. launch of its Cobas Connection Modules Vertical, designed to help low-, mid-, and high-volume laboratories optimize space, productivity, and patient care.