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PathSensors, Inc. - BioFlash-E
Contact:

PathSensors, Inc.

800 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

POC: David Parrish

System Cost: $35,000
Analysis Cost: $96
Survey Source: Vendor Supplied Information
General Description
Incorporating the CANARY® technology, the BioFlash-E® Biological Identifier provides rapid, sensitive and specific identification of up to 21 biological threat agents. The portable and compact BioFlash-E® Biological Identifier offers breakthrough capabilities in sampling performance, reliability and operational cost.
Technical Description
The BioFlash-E® Biological Identifier uses proprietary aerosol collection technology and MIT Lincoln Labs developed CANARY® detection technology to offer a complete, stand-alone solution for biological identification.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
  • 2 minutes or less for detection
  • Multiple samples, multiple tests/sample per run
  • 95 - 32 samples every 2 hours
  • The system or device is currently fully automated
  • Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
  • 0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
  • 1 component
  • No set-up of the system is required
  • 1-2 steps are required for detection
LOGISTICS:
  • Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
  • Approximately the size of a carry-on luggage suitcase
  • Between 5 and 25 kg
  • Wired connections are available
  • System or device has 110V electrical requirement
OPERATIONS:
  • Can be used from 4°C to 41°C
  • Components must be stored at 4°C
  • Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
  • Between 1 to 6 months shelf life
  • 5-10 years expected life
  • Results cannot be viewed in real-time
  • The system could easily be adapted into a fully autonomous system
  • The system software is closed and not available for modification
  • The system hardware is closed and not available for modification
DETECTION:
  • Not possible for the system to achieve 510K clearance
  • Not possible for the system to achieve FDA approval
  • Less than 50 µL
  • Superior specificity. System has a false alarm rate approaching zero (~0%)
  • 1-100 CFU per mL
  • 100-1,000 PFU per mL
  • Spore lysis not necessary for detection by system
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