Automated colony picking and BD Bruker MALDI biotyper® target spotting
Powered by BD Synapsys™ informatics solution, the BD Kiestra™ IdentifA automates the preparation of a McFarland suspension for BD™ Bruker MALDI Biotyper® CA System identification, which may provide greater efficiency by reducing labor and processing errors.
Streamline laboratory operations
Streamline your MALDI workflow by seamlessly combining the BD Bruker MALDI Biotyper® CA System with BD Kiestra™ IdentifA. The standardisation and automation of your Maldi target preparation can contribute to reduce the risk of inter-variability among your laboratory staff.
Deliver accuracy
Discover the power of isolate integrity. The BD Kiestra™ IdentifA system meticulously picks user-chosen colonies, employing a protective “safe zone” to prevent inadvertent selection of neighbouring colonies. With features like pipette tip calibration, colony-level sensing, mucoid strain detection, pinpoint colonies are successfully picked while minimising contamination risks.
Workflow management
Provide full traceability during all steps of the BD Bruker MALDI Biotyper® CA System workflow. Powered by BD Synapsys™ informatics solution, the intuitive user interface enables customised dashboards and worklists to optimise the MALDI-ID workflow.
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Flexible Connectivity
Available as part of a track-based BD Kiestra™ laboratory automation solution or as a standalone instrument, the BD Kiestra™ IdentifA provides options based on workflow and size of the laboratory
Process routine isolates
Process everyday isolate types such as gram positive, gram negative and yeast. Supports automated extended direct transfer (eDT) preparation adding matrix and formic acid, ensuring successful target preparation
Digital colony marking
Precise user selected colony marking utilizing a visual "safe zone" in BD Synapsys™ informatics solution, which is designed to help prevent users from selecting neighboring colonies. Create isolate-specific follow up tasks and configure flexible worklists to meet your laboratory workflow
Automated and accurate colony picking
Automatically picks user selected colonies, creates a McFarland suspension and spots a BD Bruker MALDI Biotyper® CA System target
Full automation and traceability
BD Kiestra™ IdentifA is the unique Maldi target preparator that spots matrix, formic acid and BTS to offer a full automation, standardisation and traceability.
Process pinpoint or low growth colonies
Select, read and work up low growth isolates using high-resolution imaging and leveraging the layering technology
Mucoid strain cutter
Process challenging isolates with the ability to actively detect, cut and process mucoid strains, preventing contamination of the instrument and isolates*. If a mucoid strain is detected, a heated wire will be activated to cut the mucoid strain. A mucoid mixing routine is then applied to create the McFarland suspension
*Data on file
Full automation and traceability
BD Kiestra™ IdentifA is the unique Maldi target preparator that spots matrix, formic acid and BTS to offer a full automation, standardisation and traceability.
The BD Kiestra™ IdentifA, BD Kiestra™ BarcodA and the BD Bruker MALDI Biotyper ® are in vitro diagnostic medical devices bearing a CE mark
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