Connecting an EDAN i15 blood gas analyser to your EHR or LIS
Quick answer
Yes. Edan describes the i15 as able to transmit results by a communication link or Wi-Fi to a data management system or a HIS/LIS. Catenix fills that receiving role and passes each cartridge result on to your EHR or LIS. Edan has not published the message format, so it is confirmed on your unit during setup.
The EDAN i15 is a portable blood gas and chemistry analyser that runs one single-use cartridge per patient sample. It is intended for trained staff in a laboratory, near the patient or at the point of care, and it aspirates the blood itself from a syringe or from a capillary fitted with an adaptor.
The US clearance covers pH, pCO2, pO2, sodium, potassium, ionised calcium, chloride and haematocrit in arterial or venous whole blood collected in lithium or calcium balanced heparin. Each test needs at least 140 microlitres.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Format | Portable analyser, single-use cartridge, calibrant fluid pack |
| Cartridges | BG8 (gases, electrolytes, Hct), BG3 (gases only), BC4 (electrolytes, Hct) |
| Minimum sample | 140 uL heparinised whole blood, syringe or capillary |
| Data out | Communication link or Wi-Fi to a data manager or HIS/LIS |
| Scanner | Built-in, for cartridges, fluid packs, controls, patient and operator ID |
| External controls | Three blood gas and chemistry levels, two haematocrit levels |
Three cartridges, three result shapes
Which cartridge the operator opens decides what is sent. A BG8 returns eight measured values, a BG3 only pH and the two gases, and a BC4 the electrolytes with haematocrit. Setup therefore maps every code once, and from then on Catenix files whatever the cartridge produced without expecting the rest.
Every pouch carries a barcode holding calibration data, lot and expiry, which the i15 reads before the cartridge is inserted. The gateway stores each incoming message with its result, so the lab can trace a value to the run it came from.
Who ran the test, and on whom
The built-in scanner reads the patient ID and the operator ID as well as the consumables. Where the i15 includes them in its transmission, Catenix keeps the operator ID on the result and uses the patient ID to file it. A reading whose ID matches nobody in the EHR is parked for review.
Ampoule controls and a portable on Wi-Fi
Quality control on the i15 uses aqueous controls in glass ampoules: three levels for blood gas and chemistry and two for haematocrit. Control results sent to Catenix are filed as QC, graded with Westgard rules and shown on Levey-Jennings charts, and a failed level holds patient results for the affected test.
A portable analyser on Wi-Fi will lose signal from time to time. The gateway reconnects on its own and holds results on site during an internet outage.
EDAN and i15 are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by EDAN.
Questions people ask
Does the EDAN i15 send results over Wi-Fi?
Edan's device description says results can go by a communication link or by Wi-Fi to a data management system or HIS/LIS. Which route suits your site is settled during setup.
Which protocol does the EDAN i15 use?
Edan has not published it in the documents we could check, so we confirm the format on your analyser instead of assuming one.
Does the i15 record the operator?
Yes. Its barcode scanner reads operator and patient IDs, and Catenix keeps the operator ID with the result where the analyser sends it.
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Product and company names are trademarks of their owners and are used for identification only. Catenix moves, stores and displays results with traceability; it does not interpret results or give clinical advice. Reviewed November 2026.
Tell us your setup
Send us your analyser and the system you want results in, and we will confirm how it connects, usually within one working day. Ask about your setup.