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Linking a Mindray BS-480 to your LIS or EHR
Quick answer
Yes. Mindray specifies bi-directional LIS interface transmission for the BS-480 and lists a network port and RS-232 on its operation unit. Catenix answers as the host on whichever of those your unit uses, then forwards results to the EHR or LIS. No message format is named in Mindray's public material for the BS-480, so it is confirmed on your unit during setup.
The BS-480 is the floor-standing step up in Mindray's BS line: a constant 400 photometric tests an hour, with an optional ISE module adding up to 240 potassium, sodium and chloride tests an hour. At 1,180 mm wide and 300 kg it is a fixed installation that draws about 20 litres of deionised water an hour.
A 90-position sample tray takes primary tubes, secondary tubes and cups, and 80 refrigerated reagent positions support methods with up to four reagents. The sample probe detects clots as well as liquid level, samples as small as 1.5 microlitres are pipetted, and 90 cuvettes are washed automatically. Mindray offers 60 dedicated reagent parameters, HbA1c among them.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Format | Floor-standing, 1,180 x 710 x 1,150 mm, 300 kg |
| Photometric speed | Constant 400 tests/hour |
| ISE option | K, Na, Cl at up to 240 tests/hour |
| Sample tray | 90 positions; primary or secondary tubes and cups |
| Reagent tray | 80 refrigerated positions, up to 4 reagents per method |
| Listed ports | RS-232, network port, USB and parallel |
| LIS mode | Bi-directional |
Reflex rules, reruns and dilutions
Labs can define reflex assays on the BS-480: several criteria may apply to one assay, and a single criterion can trigger up to 20 others. Reruns are available on all assays, and the analyser pre-dilutes or post-dilutes at ratios up to 1:150. One tube can therefore produce more results than were first requested.
Catenix stores the analyser's message with each result, which keeps a reflexed or repeated test traceable to what was sent. Extra results with no order behind them wait for review, and every BS-480 test, reflex tests included, is given its EHR code during setup.
Network port or serial: choosing the route
RS-232, a network port, USB and a parallel port are all listed on the Windows 8 operation unit. With your team we confirm which one the LIS link uses and how orders flow in two-way mode. A network link goes straight to the gateway on the lab LAN; a serial link is bridged with a serial device server.
The internal reader scans sample and reagent barcodes in Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 128, Code 39, UPC/EAN and Code 93, and results are tied to EHR orders by the scanned sample ID. If the network drops, the gateway reconnects unaided, and results are held on site through any internet outage.
Real-time QC alarms and a second check
On its own screen the BS-480 shows QC status in real time, sounds an alarm when a control is out of range, reminds staff when periodic QC is due, and draws Levey-Jennings and twin-plot charts under Westgard multi-rule and cumulative sum checks. Where controls are transmitted, Catenix keeps them as QC records, applies Westgard grading against your own targets, and stops patient results for a test whose control has failed from going out until someone acts.
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Questions people ask
Does the Mindray BS-480 connect over Ethernet?
Mindray lists a network port as well as RS-232 on the operation unit. Which one carries the LIS link on your unit is confirmed during setup.
Can the BS-480 take test orders from the EHR?
Its LIS interface is described as bi-directional. The order mode on your unit is confirmed during setup; in results-only working, Catenix matches results to orders by sample ID.
What happens to reflex test results?
They are stored with the original message. A reflex result with no matching EHR order waits for review before it is filed.
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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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