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Get ready for a new dimension in blood culture detection: the BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® is seamlessly efficient blood culture technology in one automated system.
BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® ushers in a new dimension of blood culture detection. Almost endlessly versatile it fits into any size lab, even outside the routine microbiology lab. The latest example of ingenuity in automation, VIRTUO™ reduces hands-on time for increased lab efficiency. These benefits can be further boosted through highly sophisticated MYLA® software that puts relevant information from multiple instruments and your LIS at your fingertips, when and where you need it. In these ways and more, BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® seamlessly integrates your blood culture workflow to provide efficient and actionable results to help you achieve better patient outcomes.
Your laboratory faces some critical challenges these days: higher volumes, need for fast turnaround time and the need to use staff resources effectively. Clinicians and their patients count on you meeting these challenges. To help you do that, BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®’s intelligent automation ensures your workflow couldn’t be easier.
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BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® is versatile and scalable for almost any size laboratory – you can even place systems in other locations outside of the routine microbiology lab.
Fully integrated MYLA® middleware [2], so you connect to other bioMérieux instruments and your LIS to gain a “control tower” perspective to ensure information flows smoothly. This eases the administrative burden and optimizes workflow so you manage higher volumes with your existing resources and free your time for more skill-intensive work.
VIRTUO® is CE marked and available in select countries globally.
Physical Specifications
IMPORTANT: a. Allow adequate space for removing the instrument from the shipping crate. The total space required to remove the instrument from the shipping crate is 508 cm (200 in.). The shipping crate ramp is 215.9 cm (85 in.) in length. Refer to the following Instrument and Crate dimensions:
Size:
Height | Width | Depth | Length | |||||
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in | cm | in | cm | in | cm | in | cm | |
Instrument (Door Closed) | 77.2* | 196.0* | 28.7 | 73.0 | 35.8 | 91.0 | ||
Instrument (Door Open) | 77.2* | 196.0* | 37.0 | 94.0 | 65.0 | 165.0 | ||
Shipping Crate | 89.0 | 226.1 | 36.0 | 91.4 | 48.0 | 121.9 | ||
Shipping Crate Ramp | 85.0 | 215.9 |
*Instrument Height dimension does not include optional Warning Light Tower.
Instrument Weight:
lb | kg | |
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Total Shipping Weight | 1084 | 491 |
Weight of Instrument (empty) | 643 | 292 |
Weight of Instrument (with bottles) | 707 | 320 |
Instrument Packaging Weight | 441 | 200 |
Warning Light Tower
BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® Instrument with optional Warning Light Tower
BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® Instrument with Door Open (Top View)
2. Electrical Requirements
Note: These circuit ratings are required to accommodate the peak current draw of the instrument on a dedicated circuit
Notes:
3. Environmental Requirements
4. Location of the BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® Instrument
5. VILINK® Configuration
Refer to the Latest VILINK® [3] documentation for connectivity instructions. The BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® instrument must be connected to VILINK® [3] in order for the instrument to be installed.
VIRTUO® is CE marked and available in select countries globally.
Please consult your local bioMérieux representative for product availability in your country
Links
[1] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/contact?pdt=383
[2] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/it-solutions-mylar
[3] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/vilinkr
[4] http://go.biomerieux.com/l/149271/2017-07-28/36n438
[5] http://go.biomerieux.com/biomerieux-blood-culture-supports?utm_source=push-CLIN-website&utm_medium=push-CLIN-website&utm_campaign=push-CLIN-website
[6] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/bact-alert-3d-microbial-detection-systems-overview
[7] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/bact-alert-culture-media
[8] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/vitekr-ms-0
[9] https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/vitekr-2-0