The fully automated system handles decapping, aliquoting, labeling, and recapping to reduce manual work and improve consistency in urine testing.
Copan announced the launch of UriVerse, a fully automated system designed to improve the pre-analytical handling of urine specimens by automating key manual steps, including de-capping, barcode labeling, aliquoting, and re-capping.
Urine specimens constitute a significant portion of the laboratory’s daily workload, yet key pre-analytical steps like aliquoting are often still performed manually. According to a release from Copan, UriVerse can reduce hands-on time, minimize errors, and help laboratories handle growing urine volumes with greater efficiency and consistency. UriVerse eliminates manual pipetting and sorting with continuous, random-access loading, cup recognition, and automated aliquoting, and labeling and capping.
“With UriVerse, we offer an efficient, accurate solution to help laboratories meet rising urine testing demands, particularly in chemistry and toxicology, while reducing variability through the automation of manual pre-analytical tasks,” says Fabrizio Mazzocchi, CEO of Copan Diagnostics, in a release.
UriVerse is designed to address the challenges of modern urine testing workflows, especially in laboratories facing increasing volume, limited personnel, and rising expectations for faster turnaround time. By automating these manual processes, UriVerse aims to support better specimen traceability and fits easily into existing laboratory workflows.
Following its debut at ADLM, UriVerse is now available in the United States directly through Copan Diagnostics. The new instrument joins Copan’s portfolio of automation solutions, including WASP and WASPLab.
Photo caption: UriVerse automates decapping of specimen containers, precise aliquoting, and automatic labeling/recapping of secondary tubes.
Photo credit: PRNewsfoto/COPAN Diagnostics, Inc
