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Connecting a Nova StatSensor creatinine meter to your LIS or EHR
Quick answer
Yes. The StatSensor Creatinine meter outputs POCT1-A2 data over TCP/IP through an RJ-45 Ethernet port, usually reached via its docking station. The Catenix gateway receives those uploads, keeps the operator ID and patient ID with each creatinine and eGFR result, and sends them to your EHR or LIS. Network settings are confirmed on your meters during setup.
StatSensor is Nova Biomedical's handheld creatinine meter. From a 1.2 microlitre fingerstick, or an arterial or venous sample, it reports creatinine and an eGFR in 30 seconds, using a choice of equations: MDRD, IDMS-traceable MDRD, Schwartz, Counahan-Barratt or Cockcroft-Gault.
Nova aims it at radiology and the cath lab, where kidney function is checked before contrast, at oncology day units before chemotherapy, at the emergency department, and at community clinics and pharmacies. The smaller StatSensor Xpress is a different, non-connected model.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Reported | Creatinine and eGFR (haematocrit measured) |
| Sample and time | 1.2 uL whole blood, 30 seconds |
| Data standard | POCT1-A2 over TCP/IP |
| Port | RJ-45 Ethernet; optional desk or wall dock with RJ-45 jack |
| Stored on meter | 1,000 patient tests, 200 QC tests, 8,000 users |
| Set-up tool | NovaNet web-based instrument manager |
A creatinine before the scan
In imaging, the point is a result before the patient is on the table. The built-in scanner reads the patient ID or an accession number, and Nova lists a link to the hospital ADT feed. When the meter goes back into its dock, the result travels over Ethernet; the dock's three lights show connection, data and charging.
Catenix matches each upload by patient or accession number and sends creatinine and eGFR to the record with the operator who ran it. If a result arrives with an ID nobody recognises, it waits for review.
Lockouts staff will notice
The meter can require an operator password and can either prompt for QC or lock testing until controls are done. Three control levels (low, normal and high) are available, and a result can be rejected at the meter for a repeat.
Control results passed to Catenix are kept apart from patient results, graded against Westgard rules and plotted on Levey-Jennings charts. A failed control holds that test's patient results until it is resolved.
NovaNet and Catenix side by side
NovaNet configures meters by location through a web browser, and that stays in place. Catenix handles the clinical side: mapping the meter's test codes to your EHR, storing each POCT1-A2 message beside its result, reconnecting after a network drop and holding results on site if the internet fails.
Nova Biomedical and StatSensor are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by Nova Biomedical.
Questions people ask
Which protocol does the StatSensor use?
Nova lists POCT1-A2 data output over TCP/IP Ethernet, from the meter's RJ-45 port or its dock.
Does the StatSensor report eGFR?
Yes. It reports creatinine and eGFR, with a choice of five eGFR equations including MDRD, Schwartz and Cockcroft-Gault.
Can we connect the StatSensor Xpress too?
Nova describes the Xpress as built for uses that do not need data interfacing; it transfers by USB to Excel-based software rather than over a network.
Related: Nova StatStrip connection · POCT1-A2 guide · QC lockout and operator competency · Device library
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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