Prime Alert

Bio-detection and threat verification system

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Featured highlights

• Detects the presence of potentially life-threatening biological microbes and biotoxins
• Performs highly accurate, broad spectrum analysis
• Easy-to-use, versatile test kits
• On-site results in minutes

Additional features

• Complimenting orthogonal technology to provide the highest level of result accuracy in field analysis
• Rugged, field portable and can be decontaminated

Prime Alert is a field-proven, portable bio-detection system that screens unknown powder samples for suspicious levels of all microbes and key bio-toxins.

Prime Alert is comprised of a palm-size reader (a fluorometer) and 5 individual sampling assay kits. The Microbe Screen tests for presence of significant quantities of bacteria, bacterial spores and most viruses. The Toxin Screen tests for the presence of Ricin, Botulinum and SEB (Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B).

The system was designed in collaboration with first responders and law enforcement agencies and has been widely deployed globally. It contains all the sampling tools needed to rapidly verify potential biological threats in the field.

When confronted with potentially high threat suspicious powders, use of Prime Alert as an orthogonal technology to LATE PCR™ (Linear After the Exponential Polymerase Chain Reaction) and FT-IR (Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) gives responders the highest level of confidence in their field analysis by providing critical information needed to manage public safety.

The Microbe Screen is able to identify significant presence of the microbes associated with the following diseases:
• Anthrax
• Plague
• Tularemia
• Brucellosis
• Salmonellosis
• Cholera
• Typhoid Fever
• Q Fever
• Psittacosis
• Glanders
• Melioidosis
• New Bacterial Weapons

The Toxin Screen is able to identify significant presence of 3 key Bio-Toxins:
• Ricin
• Botulinum
• SEB (Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B)

Specifications
Size	Reader: 18 x 4 x 9 cm (7.1 x 1.6 x 3.5 inches) Microbe Screen: 8 x 12 x 3 cm (3.2 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches) Toxic Screen: 3 x 8 x 0.5 cm (1.2 x 3.2 x 0.2 inches)
Weight	425 g (15 oz)
Power	6V 0.3W (uses four 1.5 V AAA batteries)
Specificity	Microbe Screen: All bacterial and bacterial spores & many viruses Toxic Screen: Separate tests for Ricin, Botulinum & SEB

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