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BACT/ALERT® 3D

Automated system for blood culture.

BACT/ALERT® 3D brings robust, flexible and modular technology built on nearly 30 years of proven performance, for any size laboratory that needs to meet blood culture guidelines efficiently, economically, and effectively.

  

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System Overview

Efficient Bloodstream Infections (BSI) Diagnosis with BACT/ALERT® 3D automated blood culture system

BACT/ALERT® 3D automated microbial detection systems deliver advantages in every dimension of blood culture testing from safety and design to recovery and accuracy. Used with BACT/ALERT® culture media bottles, this system provides high performance detection and recovery of a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria. These strengths come together in a single compact, modular, and flexible platform.

BACT/ALERT® 3D can help you meet the challenges of higher volumes, demand for faster turnaround and the need to manage staff resources effectively with its easy-to-use and intuitive handling, while also reducing the risk of errors.

Optimized for reliable blood culture testing

Scalability

  • Adapts to your routine blood culture needs
  • Expandable design extends testing capacity with optimized footprint/capacity ratio
  • Standard footprint with 2-3 times increased bottles capacity1
  • Designed to fit any laboratory
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Efficiency and Accuracy

  • Colorimetric technology offers stable results and significant reduction of false negatives due to delayed entry compared to fluorometry1,2 
  • Enhanced performance with BACT/ALERT bottles
  • Adapted for blood and biological sterile body fluids
  • Easy handling so less training is required
  • Touchscreen interface and simple workflow procedure
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1- TOUCH TO START

Intuitive touchscreen interface for immediate operation.

bact/alert 3D - scan bottle

2- SCAN BOTTLE

Full bottle traceability in one simple step

bact/alert3D - load anywhere

03- LOAD ANYWHERE

Cell + drawer status light indicator

04- SMART SYSTEM

  • Cell flag bottle holder
  • Automatic QC with standard reflectance before loading
  • Secure loading
  • Fully configurable to load and incubate blood samples & mycobacteria samples in the same unit. Mycobacteria drawers are simply configured in non-agitation mode.
  • Low user maintenance and proven robustness enabling more than 4 years of continuous reliability without the need for technical intervention.

   

Real Time Detection

  • Seven detection algorithms monitor metabolic activity over time, and ensure early, sensitive, and reliable detection across a broad range of microorganisms.
  • 24-hour delayed entry capability with three unique delayed bottle entry enabling early signal detection.1
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Improve Visibility of Your Testing with MAESTRIA™

Fully integrated MAESTRIA™ middleware, so you connect to bioMérieux instruments and your LIS to gain a “control tower” perspective to ensure information flows smoothly. This eases the administrative burden and free your time for added value tasks.

  • Get the whole picture: information at your fingertips 24/7.
  • Consolidate patient data for easier and more powerful reporting.
    • Total traceability of blood culture workflow
    • Comprehensive blood volume reporting
    • Quality indicator monitoring
  • Improve blood culture practices with real-time statistics & quality metrics.
MAESTRIA

Blood Culture Media

The BACT/ALERT® 3D system uses BACT/ALERT® culture media specifically designed for blood, biological sterile body fluids, and platelets, as well as dedicated media for mycobacteria detection.

Detection of bloodstream infections is often masked by prior antibiotic exposure, leading to high false negative rates of 40–60% in blood cultures. Our versatile BACT/ALERT® FAN Plus bottles address this challenge through high-capacity resin technology that neutralizes a broad spectrum of antimicrobials, enabling reliable pathogen recovery across all clinical situations.

Without the need for extra steps or specialized bottles, BACT/ALERT® culture media bottles simplify your daily workflow without compromising on quality.

Our unique blood culture media formulation enables proven performance:

  • Higher recovery under antibiotic pressure and faster time to detection (TTD) through early organism recovery and fast antibiotic neutralization3-5
  • Broad and reliable pathogen detection (including aerobes/anaerobes, fastidious organisms, yeast /filamentous fungi or mold)
  • Earlier clinical decisions

  • BACT/ALERT® Culture Media Bottles

    Innovative & Optimized Culture Media

    BACT/ALERT® culture media offers a comprehensive range of media bottles to ensure the recovery of a wide variety of microorganisms including bacteria, mycobacteria, and fungi – including our next generation Fastidious Antimicrobial Neutralization Plus media (FAN® PLUS) offering optimized time to detection and recovery. 

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References

1. Akan O.A. et al,  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis., 2006
2. Wilms M.C. et al., J Microbiol Methods, 2009
3. Lovern, D. et al., Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis., 2016
4. Halperin, A.V. et al, Microbiology spectrum, 2022
5. Mazulli T. et al, Microbiology spectrum, 2023

Services & Support

System Services

Systems are a major investment for your lab. Night and day, you depend on them to help you provide clinicians with fast, reliable results for better patient care. With System Services from bioMérieux: maximize routine lab workflow, cover increased productivity needs, and deliver high quality patient results confidently and continuously.

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BIOMERIEUX LAB CONSULTANCY AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Our lab consultancy experts can help your lab optimize workflows and enhance productivity, while our blood culture medical education experts support better quality management and optimized practices.

In addition, our highly responsive service team is here to help keep your lab operations running continuously, via our hotline or on-site intervention

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Specs & Resources

Technical Specifications

Choose 1 pilot unit and plus up to 6 incubator module (240 positions / module). Right-handed or Left handed pull.

Pilot unit options: BACT/ALERT 3D 120 unit

BACT/ALERT® 3D 120 Combo
Height30.8 inches77 cm
Width19.5 inches48.8 cm
Length24.5 inches61.2 cm
Unload Weight200 lbs90.8 kg
Load Weight216.5 lbs98.3 kg
Capacity120 cells (60 cells/drawer) 
Electric Power Service Requirements100/120 VAC (50-60 Hz)110/240v 
Power Consumed in Watts115 VAC 256 Watts (idle), 640 Watts typical 
Heat Dissipated904 BTU/Hr. 2840 maximum 
Sound Emission55.5 dB 
References

247001 BACT/ALERT® 120 Combination Module Right

247004 BACT/ALERT® 120 Combination Module Left

 
BACT/ALERT 3D 120 Combo

Or BACT/ALERT 3D 240 unit (Right or Left hand option)

BACT/ALERT® 3D 240
Height36 inches90 cm
Width14 inches35 cm
Length24.3 inches60.8 cm
Unload Weight91 lbs41.3 kg
Power Consumed in Watts115 VAC 72 Watts typical 
Heat Dissipated245 BTU/Hr. 2840 maximum 
Sound Emission46.4 dB 
References243010 BACT/ALERT® Controller Module 
Bact alert 3D
Incubator Module (240 Cell Capacity)
Height36 inches90 cm
Width19.5 inches48.8 cm
Length24.3 inches60.8 cm
Unload Weight200 lbs90.8 kg
Load Weight233 lbs105.8 kg
Capacity240 cells (60 cells / drawer) 
Electric Power Service Requirements100/120 volts (50-60 Hz)110/240v
Power Consumed in Watts115 VAC 256 Watts (idle), 640 Watts typical 
Heat Dissipated904 BTU/Hr. 2840 maximum 
Sound Emission55.5 dB 
References

210159 BACT/ALERT® Incubator Module Left w/ Racks

210161 BACT/ALERT® Incubator Module Right w/ Racks

 

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