Description : Fully Automated, High-throughput & random-access bacterial identification & antibiotic susceptibility system. System able to perform incubation and result-interpretationsimultaneously for identification of Aerobic, fastidious bacteria, Anaerobic bacteria, yeast and fungi. with highest discriminative between species by different Biochemical medias and MIC determination by micro dilution Method 

Technical specification 

• Throughput : - Identification and Drug Susceptibility test (both ID & AST) less than 12 hours.
• Method : modification of classical method i.e fermentation ,Oxidation degradation hydrolysis of various Substrates utilizes Chromogenic and Flurogenic substrate as well as Single carbon source 
• Test card read kinetically : at least every 15 min for optimum time to result or less 
• Software : - Advanced Software that maintains consistency of Identification and Susceptibility test results. 
• Database covering : at least 100,000 reference databases with more than 2,000 referenced phenotypes & 20,000 MIC distributions.
• Capacity : should be at least 120 cards per instrument or equivalent
• Bacterial Identification : System able to identify or detect all Gram negative Bacilli, Gram positive bacilli gram negative cocci, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Yeast &/or Enterococci. At least 45 and more biochemical chambers
• Antimicrobial detection system - Multiple drug resistant monitoring : MRSA, BETA-lac, VRE, VRSA,HLAR,ESBLs.,mecA iMLSb, HLMUPH, CPO, BL
• Sensitivity panels :- should be able to provide customized sensitivity panels as per the need of user with different configurations. Fastidious bacteria with the highest discriminative between species and more than 18 antibiotic list. Uses up-to-date AST formulations based on updated CLSI guidelines. Antibiotics are divided into A/B/C/U group to report MIC results which would help doctors to choose the appropriate antibiotics. 
• Broth based Micro dilution for AST
• Allows remote support and troubleshooting through a secure connection and enables automatic software, firmware and security updates charge free
• System should have reader and built-in incubator for incubating/reading the plates/test panels/ cards.
• Result Output : - User definable expert rules, which can be configured as enabled v/s disabled and manual interpretation v/s automated interpretation.
• Data management and Connectivity :- LIS/HIS and WHONET support.
• Both 0.5 Inoculum Density and 0.25 inoculum, 02-4 MLF configuration 
• System should be supplied with a minimum 25 nos. of plates/test panels/cards and related consumables for identification of aerobic gram negative and gram positive bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, yeast, fungi and microbial community analysis 
• Quality Certificates : US FDA or CE or both
• System Interfaces : RS232 serial interface, bidirectional
• Operating Temperature : +15?C to +30?C Installation/Training Commissioning: The supplier must be providing  installation, and commissioning of the device. IQ,OQ,and PQ required.
• UPS and Stabilizer : - Suitable System with a minimum of 1 hour back-up. capability  Start-up reagents- Company will provide 500 tests of
• ID+AST (joined) panel as per user requirement. 
• Peripheral ports :- Full traceability with pre-applied barcodes , support host computers, external printers, more than 4 USB ports
• Quality Control Module: should be able to Manages and reports quality control results
• Electrical Requirements : 220V + 10% (50-60 Hz)
• Should have external printing capability 
• UPS and stabilizer as one unit
• Thermal printer paper-20mm
• Relative Humidity : <85% 
• Compatible UPS with maintenance free battery and Resettable over current breaker (voltage regulator
• Resettable over-current mains fuse to be incorporated