Connecting the Seamaty SD1 to your LIS or EHR

If your clinic runs a Seamaty SD1, you already know the routine: the analyser prints or shows a panel, and someone types those numbers into the patient record or the practice system by hand. That copying takes time, it is easy to transpose a value, and it leaves no clean record of who moved what and when. For a small team running liver, renal, lipid and other panels through the day, the transcription becomes a real bottleneck and a quiet source of error.

Catenix removes that manual step. We connect to the Seamaty SD1 through a small gateway that sits on your own network, capture each panel as it is produced, keep quality-control runs separate from patient results, and forward the finished results to the systems your site already uses. This page explains, in plain terms, what connecting an SD1 involves and what you can expect once it is running.

Quick answer

Yes, a Seamaty SD1 can be connected to your LIS or EHR. The analyser offers an HL7 result interface over a network connection, and Catenix reads that feed through an on-site gateway. Each panel is captured automatically, quality-control runs are held separately from patient results, and validated results are forwarded to your LIS or EHR with an audit trail of what arrived and when. No re-typing of results is needed.

What the Seamaty SD1 measures

The Seamaty SD1 is a benchtop clinical chemistry analyser used in small clinics and point-of-care settings. It runs a range of panels from small sample volumes, including liver, renal, lipid, cardiac, glucose, HbA1c and electrolyte tests. Because it is compact and sits on a bench rather than in a central laboratory, it is a common choice for practices that want chemistry results on site rather than sending samples away and waiting.

Catenix does not change how the analyser runs a test or what it reports. Our role begins once a result exists: we take the panel the SD1 has produced and move it into your workspace and onward systems reliably, so that the same numbers reach the patient record without anyone retyping them. We make no claims about the device's clinical performance or its suitability for any diagnosis; our scope is connectivity and the handling of the data.

How it connects

The Seamaty SD1 offers an HL7 result interface over a network connection. HL7 version 2 is a long-established messaging standard used across healthcare to move structured results between an instrument and the systems that record them. In practical terms, the analyser can send each completed panel as a message over your local network rather than only showing it on screen or printing it.

Catenix connects to that feed through a small gateway installed on your own site network. The gateway listens for the results the SD1 sends, acknowledges them, and passes them securely up to your Catenix workspace. Keeping this component on site means the analyser talks to something local and predictable on the same network, which suits clinics that do not want the instrument itself reaching out to the internet. You do not need to expose the analyser to the wider network, and no vendor-specific interface detail is published here: the important point is simply that the SD1 speaks a standard result interface and Catenix reads it.

Results and quality control in Catenix

Once the gateway is receiving the SD1 feed, every panel is captured automatically as it is produced. Patient results appear in your Catenix workspace ready for review, with the values, the panel and the time recorded, so your team can check and release them instead of transcribing them.

Quality-control runs are handled separately. When a run is a QC sample rather than a patient sample, Catenix recognises it and keeps it out of the patient results, filing it against your quality-control records instead. This matters because mixing a control run into a patient's chart, or losing track of QC over time, undermines both the record and your quality assurance. Keeping the two streams apart from the moment of capture means your patient data stays clean and your QC history stays complete.

From there, validated patient results can be forwarded to a LIS or EHR, so the systems your clinic already relies on receive the same numbers automatically. Throughout, Catenix keeps an audit trail of what was captured and where it was sent, which supports later review and quality processes. You can read more about how the platform organises this on our platform pages, and about data handling on our security page.

Getting connected

Connecting an SD1 is usually straightforward. A site needs the analyser reachable on its local network, a place on that network for the Catenix gateway, and agreement on where results should be delivered, whether that is the Catenix workspace alone or onward into a LIS or EHR. If you plan to push results into another system, it helps to know which system and how it expects to receive results, so delivery can be mapped correctly.

Most clinics can be up and running without disruption to daily testing. If you would like to check whether your specific setup is supported or discuss onward delivery to your LIS or EHR, get in touch. For commercial detail see pricing, and for a fuller view of security and data handling see security.

Questions clinics ask

Can I connect a Seamaty SD1 to my LIS?

Yes. The SD1 offers an HL7 result interface over a network connection, and Catenix reads that feed through an on-site gateway. Validated patient results can then be forwarded to your LIS or EHR, so the same values reach your record system without anyone retyping them.

Do we still have to type results in by hand?

No. Once the gateway is receiving the analyser feed, each panel is captured automatically and appears in your Catenix workspace for review. Your team checks and releases results rather than transcribing them, which removes a common source of copying errors.

How are quality-control runs handled?

Catenix recognises quality-control runs and keeps them separate from patient results, filing them against your QC records instead of a patient's chart. This keeps patient data clean and preserves a complete QC history for your quality processes.

Does the analyser need to be connected to the internet?

No. The Seamaty SD1 talks to the Catenix gateway on your own local network, and the gateway handles secure delivery upward. The analyser itself does not need to reach the wider internet.

What does our site need to get started?

You need the analyser reachable on your local network, a place for the Catenix gateway on that network, and a decision on where results should be delivered. If you want results pushed onward, it helps to know which LIS or EHR you use. Contact us via the contact page to check your setup.

Will connecting the SD1 change how it runs tests?

No. Catenix does not alter how the analyser performs a test or what it reports. We only capture the results it produces and move them into your workspace and onward systems, with an audit trail of what was captured and where it was sent.

Product and company names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective owners. Reference to them is for identification only and does not imply any affiliation with, endorsement by, or certification from those owners. This page describes connectivity and data handling only and is not clinical advice.

Reviewed July 2026. Back to integrations. Going deeper on the standard: our HL7 v2 field guide.

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