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Connecting a Mindray BC-5390 to your LIS or EHR
Quick answer
Yes. Mindray lists LIS connectivity as an option on the BC-5390, and the FDA summary for the analyser records that it transmits data to a computer. Catenix connects as that receiving system and sends each count on to your LIS or EHR. Neither source names the port or message format, so both are confirmed on your unit during setup.
The BC-5390 is a walk-away analyser. Its built-in autoloader takes 40 capped tubes at a time, pierces each cap and works through them at up to 60 samples an hour, using 33 microlitres for a count with 5-part differential.
It has FDA 510(k) clearance (K160429) for use in clinical laboratories, and reports 21 parameters with three histograms and a scattergram. Up to 100,000 results are kept on board.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Autoloader | 40 closed tubes per load |
| Urgent samples | Single closed-tube mode |
| Pre-dilute mode | 20 microlitres blood in 180 microlitres diluent |
| Report | 21 parameters, 3 histograms, 1 scattergram |
| Sample ID | Barcode scanner, barcode reader or keyboard |
| LIS connection | Optional; port and format confirmed on your unit during setup |
| US status | FDA 510(k) K160429 |
Three ways in, one barcode to follow
The FDA summary describes three modes. Racked tubes go through the autoloader. One urgent tube can be offered by hand in closed whole blood mode. A small or capillary sample can be pre-diluted, 20 microlitres of blood in 180 of diluent, using the built-in dispenser.
In the autoloader the tube's barcode is scanned automatically. For the other two routes staff use the barcode reader or the keyboard. Whichever route a sample took, Catenix files the result against the EHR order carrying that ID, and results whose ID matches no order are queued for review.
The data managing unit and the link
A BC-5390 system is made of a sample processing unit and a data managing unit. Mindray's public pages say only that LIS connectivity is optional, and the FDA summary adds that data transmission is not wireless. So before go-live we establish on your unit which port is in use, what format it sends and whether it is set to exchange orders.
If the output is a serial line, a serial device server places it on the network. If it is a network port, the Catenix gateway talks to it directly. The gateway recovers the connection after a drop and keeps results in the building while the internet is unavailable.
Sixty QC files on the analyser, Westgard in Catenix
Mindray says up to 60 QC files can be loaded, and its BC-5D control comes in low, normal and high levels. When those control results are transmitted, Catenix stores them apart from patient counts, applies Westgard rules to each level and builds Levey-Jennings charts. Patient results for a test are held if its control has failed.
The 21 parameters are mapped to your EHR's codes at setup, and the message for each result is retained with it.
Mindray and BC-5390 are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by Mindray.
Questions people ask
How many tubes does the BC-5390 autoloader hold?
Forty, sampled through the cap at up to 60 samples an hour.
Is the Mindray BC-5390 FDA cleared?
Yes, under 510(k) K160429, for in vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories.
Which protocol does the BC-5390 use for the LIS?
Mindray's public pages do not say. The port and format are confirmed on your unit during setup.
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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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