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Connecting a Mindray BC-20s to your LIS or EHR
Quick answer
Yes. Mindray's BC-20s leaflet says the LAN port supports the HL7 protocol and that a bi-directional LIS is supported. Catenix receives those HL7 results in your lab and forwards them to your LIS or EHR. The order settings in use are confirmed on your unit during setup.
The BC-20s is the entry model in Mindray's small 3-part line. It reports 19 parameters and three histograms at 40 samples an hour, where its sibling the BC-30s reports 21 parameters at 70 an hour.
It is an open-vial analyser weighing 20 kg, with an 8.4 inch touch screen and a built-in thermal recorder. Whole blood mode uses 9 microlitres, and the pre-diluted mode 20. Mindray says it needs no cleanser or rinse reagent, and the lyse is stored inside the case.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Position in range | Below the BC-30s: 19 parameters, 40 per hour |
| Whole blood sample | 9 microlitres, capillary supported |
| Network | 1 LAN port, HL7 |
| USB | 4 ports: printer, barcode reader, Wi-Fi adapter, keyboard and mouse |
| Screen | 8.4 inch touch screen |
| History | 200,000 results with histograms |
What a 19-parameter feed looks like
A BC-20s result holds WBC with lymphocyte, mid-cell and granulocyte counts and percentages, the red cell indices, and platelets with MPV, PDW and PCT. It does not send P-LCC or P-LCR, which the BC-30s adds. At setup each of the 19 codes is mapped to your EHR's code, so the feed fits your records exactly.
LAN socket or the Wi-Fi adapter
The single LAN port plugs straight into the lab network. Mindray also lists a Wi-Fi adapter for one of the USB ports as a further route for data. The Catenix gateway is the destination in both cases, and after any break in the network it restores the session itself.
With a USB barcode reader attached, sample IDs are scanned at the analyser. Mindray lists the LIS link as bi-directional, and how your unit uses that is verified during setup. Counts are attached to EHR orders by sample ID. Any count left without an order goes to a review list.
A small lab's QC record
A lab running 40 samples an hour or fewer still has to show its controls were in range. Catenix separates BC-20s control runs from patient counts, grades them with Westgard rules against the targets you set and keeps Levey-Jennings charts. While a control is out, patient results for that test are not released.
The HL7 message is saved next to each result, and results stay in the lab during an internet outage until they can be sent.
Mindray and BC-20s are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by Mindray.
Questions people ask
Does the Mindray BC-20s support HL7?
Yes. Mindray's leaflet says the LAN port supports the HL7 protocol.
How is the BC-20s different from the BC-30s?
It reports 19 parameters at 40 samples an hour on an 8.4 inch screen. The BC-30s reports 21 at 70 an hour on a 10.4 inch screen.
How many results does the BC-20s keep?
Up to 200,000, with their histograms.
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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.
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