Value Proposition
Solution for Today's Labs
Copan WASP®: Walk-Away Specimen Processor is a truly revolutionary instrument for liquid sample processing for Microbiology. It automatically de-caps, plants, streaks, and recaps specimens in seconds.
The instrument streamlines operations. It has throughput capacity equivalent to at least 2 or 3 Full-Time Equivalents, which allows labs to expand their volume potential. WASP is designed to work 24/7 utilizing any one of its operational modes.
The WASP®: Walk-Away Specimen Processor addresses many real issues across laboratories:
- Manages laborious work freeing valuable staff resources for other important tasks
- Produces standardized, consistent and reliable planting and streaking
- Reduces repetitive stress injuries
- Manages diverse specimen types and samples containers with tremendous flexibility
- Barcode-driven system, robotics and computerization, enable rapid and accurate transfer of patient data and processing of samples without any risks of data entry errors, transcriptional errors, transposition of samples and when connected to LIS, it ensures traceability, recording exactly when a specimen was processed and eliminating duplication of tests
- Interfaces with the institution's LIS system or acts as a standalone instrument
- Alternative solution for unfilled staff vacancies.
The WASP® provides the laboratory manager an alternative way to solve unfilled staff vacancies. The benefits that the WASP®: Walk-Away Specimen Processor brings to the laboratory are many: it ensures the highest quality and consistency of specimen inoculation and streaking; it eliminates fatigue and repetitive stress injuries; and, at the same time, either replaces scarce labor or frees up staff to perform other functions that increase productivity. The instrument is a reliable and consistent workhorse designed to mimic the quality of work done by skilled technologists. The combination of the instrument's versatility, the multi-operational modes, and the high throughput capability ensure a fast return on investment.
For the first time, established automated technology considered normal in Biochemistry and Hematology is now a reality for Microbiology.