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Getting Snibe MAGLUMI 2000 Plus results into your EHR or LIS
Quick answer
Yes. The MAGLUMI 2000 Plus manual states that it supports bi-directional communication with a LIS through the ASTM protocol, selectable as ASTM (COM) or ASTM (TCP/IP). It sends a query for each barcoded sample and expects the host to name the assays, which is the part Catenix plays before passing finished results to your EHR or LIS. Which of the two transports your analyser is set to is confirmed on your unit during setup.
Where the MAGLUMI 800 suits a small lab, the 2000 Plus is the large-capacity model that Snibe aims at big labs, lab chains and hospitals. Twelve rack tracks of twelve tubes give 144 sample positions, and 25 reagent channels sit alongside, ten more than the MAGLUMI 2000 offers. Throughput is the same 180 tests an hour, with a first result after 17 minutes.
It is a substantial instrument: 144 cm wide, 152 cm tall and 228 kg. Up to 720 cuvettes can be loaded, 96 tests incubate at once, and Snibe lists it as connectable to an Inpeco automation track. The sample area is refrigerated on its own power supply.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Interface | ASTM E1394, bidirectional |
| Transport | Serial COM port or TCP/IP socket, chosen in the Online settings |
| Work requests | Query record per sample ID; the host replies with order records |
| Sample area | 144 positions: 12 rack tracks of 12 tubes |
| Reagent area | 25 channels, RFID-labelled kits |
| Size and weight | 144 x 76 x 152 cm, 228 kg |
What a 2000 Plus host conversation looks like
Snibe prints a worked example in the manual. A rack goes in, the barcode on tube 1234567 is scanned, and the analyser opens the line and sends a query record for that sample asking for all its assays. The host must then return an order record, in the example naming TSH. Each step is acknowledged, and if an acknowledgement is missing the software treats the host as disconnected.
That strictness is why the reply side matters. Catenix answers every query for a barcoded sample with the tests ordered in your EHR, and maps assay codes such as TSH to your EHR codes during setup. The header of each message names the sender as Maglumi 2000 Plus, which helps when more than one Snibe analyser shares a lab.
Loading 144 tubes without losing track of them
With a dozen racks on the deck, sample identity depends on the barcode reader. It accepts Code128, Code39, Code93, Codabar and Interleaved 2 of 5 labels, and IDs can also be edited by hand at the analyser. Results that come back are matched to orders by sample ID; a result whose ID has no order in the EHR is held for review instead of being filed blind.
If the 2000 Plus is on the serial transport, a serial device server bridges it to the Catenix gateway. The gateway restores the connection after a network drop and holds results on site while the internet is down.
Six Westgard rules on the analyser, and QC in Catenix
The 2000 Plus software offers 1-2S, 1-3S, 2-2S, R-4S, 4-1S and 10X rules, with the first two selected by default, plus batch and monthly QC views. Uploading control results to the host is a separate option. When it is on, Catenix files those results as QC, applies Westgard grading against your targets, draws Levey-Jennings charts, and holds patient results for any assay whose control fails. Every message is stored with its result.
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Questions people ask
How is the MAGLUMI 2000 Plus different from the MAGLUMI 2000?
Snibe lists 25 reagent positions on the 2000 Plus against 15 on the 2000. Both have 144 sample positions and run up to 180 tests an hour.
Does the MAGLUMI 2000 Plus query the host for orders?
Yes. After scanning a tube it sends an ASTM query for that sample ID and waits for the host to return the assays.
Can a MAGLUMI 2000 Plus connect over the network instead of serial?
Yes. The Online settings offer ASTM (TCP/IP) with an IP address and port, as well as ASTM (COM).
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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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