L Is Interface Manual

Chemiluminescence
Immunoassay
Analyzer
Host Interface
Manual
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Foreword
Who Should Read This Manual
This manual is written for LIS (Laboratory Information Management System)
developers and those who need to learn the HL7 interface or ASTM interface used
by Mindray. Instructions are provided in this manual for LIS developers to guide
them to develop LIS interface that enables their LIS to communicate with the
chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer of Mindray ( CL2200i, CL2000i ). The
developers are expected to have knowledge of LIS, HL7 or ASTM standards, and
capacity of network programming. The communication protocol is TCP/IP for
network layer and HL7 version 2.3.1 or ASTM E1394-97 for application layer. LIS
developers are recommended to develop the LIS interface using Visual C++, Visual
Basic, etc. in the Windows operating system.
What Can You Find in This Manual

This manual introduces the HL7 interface and ASTM interface protocols used by
Mindray. The manual is divided into two parts, the first is to introduce HL7 protocol,
the second part is to introduce ASTM protocol. Each part is divided into 3 sections.
For the first part, the first section is a general description of Mindray HL7 interface;
the second section introduces Bidirectional Communication between the analyzer
and LIS (sending test result and acquiring sample request information from LIS);
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the 3 section introduces the communication process and gives some message
samples. For the second part, the first section is a general description of Mindray
ASTM interface; the second section introduces Bidirectional Communication
between the analyzer and LIS (sending test result and acquiring sample request
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information from LIS); the 3 section introduces the communication process and
gives some message samples.
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Conventions Used in This Manual
This chart explains the symbols used in this manual.
When you see… Description

Read the statement following the symbol. The
NOTE statement is alerting you to information that
requires your attention.
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Contents
Foreword ....................................................................................................... iii

Who Should Read This Manual ...................................................................................... iii
What Can You Find in This Manual ................................................................................ iii
Conventions Used in This Manual .................................................................................. iv
Contents ......................................................................................................... v
1 Mindray HL7 Interface .......................................................................1-1
1.1 Mindray HL7 Interface....................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1 Messages Compatible with HL7 Interface ........................................... 1-1
1.1.2 HL7 Lower Layer Protocol ................................................................... 1-1
1.1.3 Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP) ................................................. 1-3
1.2 Bidirectional Communication ............................................................................ 1-4
1.2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.2 Message Grammar .............................................................................. 1-5
1.2.3 Compatible HL7 Messages .................................................................. 1-6
1.2.4 Message Segment ............................................................................... 1-9
1.2.5 Adding and Rerunning Tests .............................................................. 1-25
1.3 Communication Process and Message Example ........................................... 1-25
1.3.1 Example of Result Sending Message ................................................ 1-25
1.3.2 Example of Querying and Downloading Sample ............................... 1-28
1.3.3 Example of Sending Samples to LIS ................................................. 1-42
2 Mindray ASTM Interface ....................................................................2-1

2.1 Mindray ASTM Interface ................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Mindray ASTM Protocol ....................................................................... 2-1
2.1.2 The Sending and Receiving Procedure of the Protocol ....................... 2-1
2.1.3 ASTM Protocol Communication Mode ................................................. 2-3
2.2 ASTM Communication ...................................................................................... 2-7
2.2.1 The Introduction to ASTM Protocol ...................................................... 2-7
2.2.2 ASTM Data Frame Format................................................................... 2-8
2.2.3 The Introduction of the ASTM Record Type ....................................... 2-10
2.3 Communication Process and Message Example ........................................... 2-26
2.3.1 Send Sample Test Result ................................................................... 2-26
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2.3.2 Sending Sample Inquiry ..................................................................... 2-28
2.3.3 Return inquired sample and downloaded sample ............................. 2-29
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1 Mindray HL7 Interface
1.1 Mindray HL7 Interface

HL7 interface is developed by Mindray for the chemiluminescence immunoassay
Analyzer to adapt to the prevailing Laboratory Information Management System
(LIS). It provides a channel for IP-based networks. With TCP/IP, the LIS host can
receive test results from chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzers, which also
send patient information, sample information and test results to LIS in real-time or
batch mode. Therefore, users can identify samples by both scanning sample bar
code and downloading from LIS host. All data are transmitted in format of HL7
v2.3.1. This interface enables bidirectional communication between the
chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer and the LIS host
1.1.1 Messages Compatible with HL7 Interface

HL7, a transmission standard for electronic data and providing nurse for inpatients,
was first defined by Americans and now has been applied by many countries.
Mindray HL7 interface is defined based upon HL7 v2.3.1. Refer to HL7 Interface
Standards Version 2.3.1 for details.
Only portion of the messages, segments and other data defined are used for
Mindray HL7 interface that needs only part of these data.
1.1.2 HL7 Lower Layer Protocol

TCP/IP is a byte stream protocol, which does not provide message border.HL7 is a
higher layer protocol that is based upon messages but provides no message
termination mechanism. To determine the message border, we have employed the
minimal lower layer protocol. Refer to HL7 Interface Standards Version 2.3.1 for
details.
Communication Layer
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The messages are transmitted in format of:
<SB> ddddd <EB><CR>
Where,
<SB> = Start Block character (1 byte)
ASCII <VT>, namely <0x0B>, must not be confused with the SOH or STX in ASCII.
ddddd = Data (variable number of bytes)
ddddd is an HL7 message, which only includes ISO 8859-1 characters

(hexadecimal 20-FF) and <CR>, exclusive of other control characters and those
that cannot be printed out.
<EB> = End Block character (1 byte)
ASCII <FS>, namely <0x1C >, must not be confused with the ETX or EOT in ASCII.
<CR> = Carriage Return (1 byte)
Enter character in ASCII is <0x0D>.
Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP)
The interface supports Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP) of HL7 and is a
package mode of HL7 message. HL7 messages are encapsulated with a single
character at the beginning and a dual character. The characters used by the HL7
interface are default in the HL7 standard.
Start character: Hexadecimal <0B>
End character: Hexadecimal <1C><0D>
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ASCII Code Table:
1.1.3 Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP)

The interface supports Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP) of HL7 and is a
package mode of HL7 message. HL7 messages are encapsulated with a single
character at the beginning and a dual character in the end. The characters used by
the HL7 interface are default in the HL7 standard.
Start character: Hexadecimal <0B>
End character: Hexadecimal <1C><0D>
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The detailed data format is shown in the figure below:
1Byte n Byte 1Byte 1Byte
Carriage
Start Block End Block
Message Data String Return
Character Character
Character
n + 3 Byte
0x0B 0x1C 0x0D
1Byte
Carriage Carriage
……
1 Message Segment String Return n Message Segment String Return
Character Character
MSH|^~\&|||||
20100316155017||
0x0D
ORU^R01|1410|P|2.3.1||||0||ASCII|||
MSH|^~\&|||||20100316155017||ORU^R01|1410|P|2.3.1||||0||ASCII|||
PID|1410||1952-05-18||Pietrusza Tadeusz||19530316155017||||||||||||||||||||||||
OBR|1|256122-55|32|Mindray^|N||20100217120412||||||||Serum||Badanie indywidualne||||Badanie indywidualne|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OBX|1|NM|25|HDL C|57.000000|mg/dL|40.000000-|Normale|||F||56.786086|20100217120412|Badanie indywidualne|B.Bartkowska-Abdul||
1.2 Bidirectional Communication

Communication here concerns result sending and sample information downloading.
The former means the chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer transmits the
measurement data to an external system (such as the LIS).There are two types of
transmission: real-time and batch. Batch-mode transmission is not allowed in two
conditions: 1) Real-time mode is enabled; 2) The system is in testing status. The
latter means the analyzer downloads sample information from LIS in real-time or
batch mode. Real-time mode can be achieved only if a sample bar code reader is
equipped. Batch-mode downloading refers to retrieving samples in certain period of
the day.
1.2.1 Introduction
This chapter introduces the message types (Ver. 2.3.1) used by Mindray HL7
interface.
NOTE
HL7 supports many types of messages, but only 5 of them are
employed on the Mindray HL7 interface.
The following sections introduce the common grammars in detail.
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1.2.2 Message Grammar
This section introduces the general grammar of Mindray HL7 interface.
NOTE
For complete and detailed descriptions of HL7 message
grammar, refer to the HL7 standard written by the HL7
standard committee.
Each HL7 message is composed of segments that end with <CR>.
Each segment consists of a name (three characters) and fixed variable fields that
are composed of components and subcomponents. The separators of each
element are defined in the MSH segment in every message.
For instance,
MSH|^~\&| |||20060427194802||ORU^R01|1|P|2.3.1||||0||ASCII|||
Where,
The five characters following MSH are defined as delimiters to separate the fields,
components and subcomponents. Mindray HL7 standard uses the following
characters:
Character Description
| Field separator
^ Component separator
& Subcomponent separator
~ Repetition separator
\ Escape character
The first field of MSH include all the separators. MSH has the first field include all
separators with most of the other fields empty that are optional and not used by
Mindray HL7 interface.
Field 9 Includes message types (ORU, R01)

Field 10 Includes an unique text string to indicate message ID
Field 11 Includes processing ID (P refers to product)
Field 12 Defines the version of HL7 (2.3.1) for the message
The order of the segments following MSH in every message is specially specified.
A segment is defined as optional or to be repeated by using the following grammar:
[ ] indicates the segment in it is optional.
{ } indicates the segment in it can be repeated for 0 or 1 time or more.
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1.2.3 Compatible HL7 Messages
All messages used for HL7 interface include ORU, ACK, QRY, QCK and DSR.
Test results are transferred as follows:
ORU^R01
CL-XXX LIS
ACK^R01
Sample information is downloaded from LIS as follows:
Details are explained in the following.
ORU^R01: result of patient sample (including control sample) / ressponse.
The chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer sends test results to the LIS host
through an ORU^R01 message. When receiving test results successfully, the LIS
host shall send an ACK^R01 message to the analyzer; otherwise the analyzer may
deem the results not received and will send them again for at most 3 times with
alarm.
An ORU^R01 message for sample test result includes:
- Patient information (patient name, sample ID, etc)
- Doctor’s order (sample type, sender, tester, clinical diagnosis, etc)
- Test results
It is a group of messages. When the number of the samples is less or equal to 80

test results, one sample is corresponding to one message; but when the number of
the samples is higher than 80. The test result will be split to several messages to
be sent.
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The structure of an ORU message is as follows:
ORU Observational Results (Unsolicited) Description
MSH Message Header
PID Patient Identification
OBR Observation report
{OBX} Observation/Result
An ORU^R01 message for QC test result includes:
- Test information (test No., test name)
- Information related to control (number, sequence No., name, lot No., expiration
date, mean concentration)
- Test date, test results (concentration)
All QC test results of a test can be transferred via one message. The LIS host is
able to choose any of the information in the message as needed.
The QC test results are transferred as follows:
ORU Observational Results (Unsolicited) Description
MSH Message Header
OBR Observation report(calibration and QC)
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ACK^R01 message is used to respond to the ORU message. The structure is as
follows:
ACK Acknowledgment Description
MSH Message Header
MSA Message Acknowledgment
QRY/QCK: Query/Query acknowledgment
QRY^Q02 message is used for sample information query on LIS and has an event
Q02.The structure of QRY message is as follows:
QRY Query Description MSH

Message Header
QRD Query Definition
QRF Query Filter
QCK^Q02 message is used to respond to the QRY message. The structure is as

follows:
QCK Query Acknowledgment Description
MSH Message Header
ERR Error
QAK Query Acknowledgment
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DSR/ACK: Display response/ Acknowledgment
DSR^Q03 message sends and displays searched results, i.e. send sample
information from LIS to the analyzer. The structure of DSR message is as follows:
DSR Display Response Description
MSH Message Header
ERR Error
QAK Query Acknowledgment
QRD Query Definition
QRF Query Filter
{DSP} Display Data
DSC Continuation Pointer
ACK^Q03 message is used to respond to the DSR message.
ACK Acknowledgment Description
MSH Message Header
ERR Error
1.2.4 Message Segment

This section describes the components of each segment:
- Field length
- Description
All fields used in message segment are listed in following tables. The numbers
followed by a ‘#’ symbol indicate the optional fields according to the HL7 protocol.
NOTE
All fields of the Mindray HL7 interface are provided for function
extension in future although some of the fields are void.
MSH Message Header
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All HL7 messages begin with MSH, which is the first segment of an HL7 message
and always located at the beginning of the message. The MSH segment defines
the intention, source, purpose and grammar of the message.
The MSH segment of Mindray HL7 interface message uses the following fields:
No. Field Length Description

1# Field Separator 1 Includes the separator between
segment ID and the first real field, and
defines the field separators (|) of the
remaining part of the message.
2# Encoding Characters 4 Includes component, repetition, escape
and subcomponent separators (^~\&).
3 Sending Application 180 Void and reserved. Sending
application,.
4 Sending Facility 180 Void and reserved. Sending facility,
set to machine type.
5 Receiving Application 180 Void and reserved. Receiving
application.
6 Receiving Facility 180 Void and reserved. Receiving facility.
7 Date/Time Of 26 Time of the current message. Calling
Message the system time.
8 Security 40 Void and reserved. Security.
9# Message Type 7 Type of the message, such as
ORU^R01.
10# Message Control ID 20 Message control ID. Indicates one
message each and increases from 1
with message increasing.
11# Processing ID 3 Processing ID. Always set to P
(product).
12# Version ID 60 Version ID. Version of HL7 protocol:
2.3.1.
13 Sequence Number 15 Void and reserved. Sequence number
14 Continuation Pointer 180 Void and reserved. Continuation pointer
15 Accept 2 Type of accepted acknowledgment,
Acknowledgment only valid for DSR^Q03 message. The
Type value is P, stating for the sample
information sent by LIS. Other values
state for sample information
corresponded by LIS. It can be void.
16 Application 2 Type of application response, used as
Acknowledgment result type.0-Sample result; 2-QC
Type result.
17 Country Code 2 Void and reserved. Country code
18 Character Set 10 Character set. ASCII is used.
19 Principal Language 60 Void and reserved. Principle language
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Of Message of the message
20 Alternate Character 20 Void and reserved. Handling scheme of
Set Handling Scheme alternate character
Comments: MSH segment applies to all messages. Fields 3 and 4 are

determined by LIS manufacturer; fields 10 and 16 are integers; others are strings.
When LIS sends sample request information to the chemiluminescence
immunoassay analyzer, the 15 filed should be set to P.
MSA - Message Acknowledgment Segment

The MSA segment of Mindray HL7 interface message uses the following fields:

1# Acknowledgment 2 Confirmation code, AA means
Code “accept”; AE means “error”; AR means
“refuse”.
It should be noted that if the LIS host
responses to the analyzer’s result
sending with an ACK^R01 message
containing AE or AR, the analyzer may
deem that the LIS host may not
process the results and will send them
again for at most 2 times. It is
recommended that the LIS host use
AA instead of AE or AR.
2# Message Control ID 20 Message control ID, same with that of
MSH message and corresponding to
MSH-10.
3 Text Message 80 Text message, a description of error or
reject event .Corresponding to field 6.
It can be written into error logs.
4 Expected Sequence 15 Void and reserved. Expected
Number sequence number.
5 Delayed 1 Void and reserved. Delayed
Acknowledgment acknowledgment type.
Type
6 Error Condition 100 Error condition (status code).
Note: Fields of MSA-6 are introduced as follows.
Status Code Status Text(MSA-3) Description/Comment

(MSA-6)
Succeeded: AA
0 Message accepted Succeeded
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Status Code Status Text(MSA-3) Description/Comment
(MSA-6)
Error code: AE
100 Segment sequence error Segment sequence is
incorrect or required segment
is missed.
101 Required field missing Required field in a segment is
missed.
102 Data type error Data type of a field is
incorrect.
103 Table value not found Table value is not found,
therefore not used
temporarily.
Reject code: AR
200 Unsupported message Message type is not
type supported.
201 Unsupported event code Event code is not supported.
202 Unsupported processing id Processing ID is not
supported.
203 Unsupported version id Version ID is not supported.
204 Unknown key identifier Key identifier is unknown,
such as inexistent patient
information.
205 Duplicate key identifier The key identifier already
exists.
206 Application record locked The transaction could not be
performed at the application
storage level, such as locked
database.
207 Application internal error Unknown application internal
error.
Comments: MSA segment applies to ACK^R01, QCK^Q02 and ACK^Q03

messages. Fields 4 and 6 are integers, while others are strings.
PID - Patient Identification

PID segment is mainly used to construct the patient information. Mindray HL7
interface message uses the following fields:

1 Set ID – PID 10 Identifies different patient fields
2 Patient ID 20 ID number of the patient
3# Patient 20 Void and reserved. MRN
Identifier List
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4 Alternate 20 Void and reserved. Bed No.
Patient ID –
PID
5# Patient 40 Name of patient
Name
6 Mother’s 20 Void and reserved. Patient Zone
Maiden
Name
7 Date/Time of 26 Birth date of the patient (Format:
Birth hour, minute and second, such as
19830512000000).
8 Sex 1 Gender
M for male
F for female
O for others
9 Patient Alias 20 Void and reserved. Blood type (A

for blood type A; B for blood type B;
AB for blood type AB and O for
blood type O). Others are defined
by the customers themselves.
10 Race 80 Void and reserved. Race of patient
11 Patient 20 Ordering Department
Address
12 County Code 10 Void and reserved. County code of
patient(postal code)
13 Phone 20 Void and reserved. Phone number
Number - (home) of patient
Home
14 Phone 10 Void and reserved. Phone number
Number - (business) of patient
Business
15 Primary 60 Void and reserved. Primary
Language language of patient
16 Marital 80 Void and reserved. Marital status of
Status patient
17 Religion 80 Void and reserved. Religion of
patient
18 Patient 20 Void and reserved. Patient type
Account
Number
19 SSN 20 Void and reserved. Social security
Number number of patient
-Patient
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20 Driver's 25 Void and reserved. Payment type
License of patient
Number –
Patient
21 Mother's 20 Void and reserved. Mother’s
Identifier identifier
22 Ethnic Group 20 Void and reserved. Ethnic group
the patient belongs to
23 Birth Place 20 Void and reserved. Birth place of
patient
24 Multiple Birth 1 Void and reserved. Multiple birth
Indicator indicator, Y(yes) or N(no).
25 Birth Order 2 Void and reserved. Birth order, an
integer greater than 0
26 Citizenship 40 Common remark about the patient
27 Veterans 60 Void and reserved. Veterans
Military military status of patient
Status
28 Nationality 20 Void and reserved. Nationality of
patient
29 Patient 26 Void and reserved. Patient death
Death Date date and time
and Time
30 Patient 1 Void and reserved. Patient death
Death indicator, Y (yes) or N (no)
Indicator
st
Comments: The PID segment only applies to the ORU^R01 messages. The 1 and
th th th
25 fields are integers, the 24 and 30 fields are Booleans, and others are strings.
OBR - Observation Request

OBR segment is used to transfer the order information of test report.
Test results of patient sample
When the sample test result is transferred (MSH-16 is 0), the field used in Mindray
HL7 interface is shown in the following table.

1 Set ID – OBR 10 Identifies different OBR fields
Order number of placer, used
2 Placer Order Number 27
as sample bar code
Order number of filler, used
3 Filler Order Number 10
as sample ID
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Void and reserved. Universal
4# Universal Service ID 200 service ID
(manufacturer^machine type)
5 Priority 2 STAT. Y for yes and N for no.
Requesting date/time (Test
6 Requested Date/time 26
request time)
Observation date/time, used
7 Observation Date/Time 26
as testing date/time
Observation end date/time
8 Observation End Date/Time 26 used as sample collecting
time
Void and reserved. Collection
9 Collection Volume 20 Volume. Used for calculation
manual dilution.
Fixed: 1^1 Collector
Identifier. Used as sample
10 Collector Identifier 60
position (sample disk
No.^sample cup No.)
Void and reserved. Specimen
11 Specimen Action Code 1
action code
Void and reserved. Danger
12 Danger Code 60
code
13 Relevant Clinical Info. 300 Clinical diagnosis
14 Specimen Received Date/Time 26 Send D/T
sample source, used as
sample type. and defined as
15 Specimen Source 20
sample type on the operating
software.
Order provider, used as
16 Ordering Provider 40
attending doctor
17 Order Callback Phone Number 20 treating department
Void and reserved.
Characteristic of sample
18 Placer Field 1 20 (icterus, hemolysis and
lipemia, others are named by
the customer)
Void and reserved. Blood bag
19 Placer Field 2 20
No.
Void and reserved. Attending
20 Filler Field 1 40
doctor
Void and reserved. Treating
21 Filler Field 2 20
department
Void and reserved. Result
Result Rpt/Status Change –
22 26 report/status
Date/Time
change-date/time
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Void and reserved. Charge to
23 Charge to Practice 40
practice
Void and reserved. Diagnosis
24 Diagnostic Serv Sect ID 10
ID
Void and reserved.
0:unknown 1:requested
25 Result Status 1 2:running 3:completed 4:
incomplete 5 rerun 6
sampling finished
Void and reserved. Parent
26 Parent Result 200
result
Void and reserved.
27 Quantity/Timing 200
Quantity/time
Void and reserved. Result
28 Result Copies To 150
copies
Void and reserved. Parent
29 Parent 150
order
Void and reserved.
30 Transportation Mode 20
Transportation mode
Void and reserved. Reason
31 Reason for Study 300
for study
Void and reserved. Principal
32 Principal Result Interpreter 200
result interpreter
Void and reserved. Assistant
33 Assistant Result Interpreter 200
result interpreter
Void and reserved.
34 Technician 200
Technician
Void and reserved.
35 Transcriptionist 200
Transcriptionist
Void and reserved.
36 Scheduled Date/Time 26
Scheduled date/time
Void and reserved. Number
37 Number of Sample Containers 4
of sample containers
Transport Logistics of Collected Void and reserved. Transport
38 60
Sample logistics of collected sample
Void and reserved.
39 Collector’s Comment 200
Collector’s comment
Transport Arrangement Void and reserved. Transport
40 60
Responsibility arrangement responsibility
Void and reserved. Transport
41 Transport Arranged 30
arranged
Void and reserved. Escort
42 Escort Required 1
required
43 Planned Patient Transport 200 Void and reserved. Planned
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Comment patient transport comment
Void and reserved. Name of
44 Ordering Facility Name 60
placer
Void and reserved. Address
45 Ordering Facility Address 106
of placer
Void and reserved. Phone
46 Ordering Facility Phone Number 48
number of placer
Void and reserved. Address
47 Ordering Provider Address 106
of placer provider
st
Comments: The segment only applies to the ORU^R01 messages. The 1 , and
th th
37 fields are integers, the 9 field is floating number, and others are strings.
QC test results
When QC test results are transferred (MSH-16 is 2), the applied fields include:

1 Set ID – OBR 10 Identifies different OBR fields
2 Placer Order 10 Order number of placer, used as test
Number channel no..
3 Filler Order 15 Order number of filler, used as shortened
Number test name
4# Universal Service 200 Fixed ând reserved. Universal Service
ID ID (manufacturer^machine type)
5 Priority 2 Priority used as sample type.0:serum 1:
plasma 2:urine 4:other 35:whole blood 36
amniotic fluid
6 Requested 26 Requesting date/time used as the start
Date/time time of QC test
7 Observation 26 Observation date/time, used as QC
Date/Time requesting date/time
8 Observation End 26 Observation end date/time test finish
Date/Time date/time
9 Collection Volume 20 Void and reserved.
10 Collector Identifier 60 Void and reserved.
11 Specimen Action 1 Number of controls
Code
12 Danger Code 3 Control No.
13 Relevant Clinical 15 Control name
Info.
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14 Specimen 18 Lot No. of control
Received
Date/Time
15 Specimen Source 26 Expiration date of control Format:
yyyymmdd
16 Ordering Provider 1 Fixed as 0
17 Order Callback 1 Fixed as M.Concentration level of control.
Phone Number H for high; M for medium, L for low.
18 Placer Field 1 8 Mean value (mean concentration)
19 Placer Field 2 8 Standard deviation of control
20 Filler Field 1 25 Test result (concentration)
21 Filler Field 2 20 Result unit
22 Result Rpt/Status 26 Void and reserved. Result report/status
Change – change-date/time
Date/Time
23 Charge to Practice 40 Void and reserved. Charge to practice
24 Diagnostic Serv 10 Void and reserved. Diagnosis ID
Sect ID
25 Result Status 1 Void and reserved. Status of result
26 Parent Result 200 Void and reserved. Parent result
27 Quantity/Timing 200 Void and reserved. Quantity/time
28 Result Copies To 150 Void and reserved. Result copies
29 Parent 150 Void and reserved. Parent order
30 Transportation 1 Transportation mode. Used as module
Mode no. For special calculation, it is Void; for
immunoassay chemistry, it is 1.
31 Reason for Study 300 Void and reserved. Reason for study
32 Principal Result 200 Void and reserved. Principal result
Interpreter interpreter
33 Assistant Result 200 Void and reserved. Assistant result
Interpreter interpreter
34 Technician 200 Void and reserved. Technician
35 Transcriptionist 200 Void and reserved. Transcriptionist
36 Scheduled 26 Void and reserved. Scheduled date/time
Date/Time
37 Number of Sample 4 Void and reserved. Number of sample
Containers containers
38 Transport Logistics 60 Void and reserved. Transport logistics of
of Collected collected sample
Sample
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39 Collector’s 200 Void and reserved. Collector’s comment
Comment
40 Transport 60 Void and reserved. Transport
Arrangement arrangement responsibility
Responsibility
41 Transport Arranged 30 Void and reserved. Transport arranged
42 Escort Required 1 Void and reserved. Escort required
43 Planned Patient 200 Void and reserved. Planned patient
Transport transport comment
Comment
44 Ordering Facility 60 Void and reserved. Name of placer
Name
45 Ordering Facility 106 Void and reserved. Address of placer
Address
46 Ordering Facility 48 Void and reserved. Phone number of
Phone Number placer
47 Ordering Provider 106 Void and reserved. Address of placer
Address provider
Comments: The segment only applies to the ORU^R01 messages. Fields 1, 11 and
37 are integers, while others are strings.
OBX - Observation
The OBX segment transmits the observations. If sample results are to be

transmitted (MSH-16 is 0)—Each patient may have multiple test results, then more
than one OBX segment will be used to transmit the results. On the analyzer, all test
results of a patient are transmitted separately. The HL7 interface does not check
the repeatability of the test results, which should be performed by the user system.
The OBX segment of Mindray HL7 interface uses the following fields:

1 Set ID – OBX 10 Identifies different OBX segments.
2 Value Type 3 Value type, identifies the test result.
NM (numeric), numeric value, for
quantitative tests
ST (string), for qualitative tests
3# Observation 10 Channel number of test.
Identifier
This field is used to match tests of results
sent from the analyzer.
4 Observation 50 Test name(full name)
Sub-ID
5 Observation Value 25 Observation value, used as test result
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(concentration) -0x0fffffff means invalid
value
6 Units 20 Unit of test result.
7 References Range 90 Fixed and reserved. Reference range for
test result.
8 Abnormal Flags 5 Fixed as N and reserved. Abnormity flag
to indicate whether the test result is
normal or not.
9 Probability 5 Probability; for qualitative result

(Negative-, Positive+, weak positive+-) or
optimized result. If they coexist, it stands
for qualitative result.
10 Nature of 2 Reason for abnormal test; used for
Abnormal Test reference.
11# Observe Result 1 Status of observation result, set to F-final
Status results.
12 Date Last Observe 26 Void and reserved. Date of last normal
Normal Values observation value.
13 User Defined 25 User-defined access check, used as
Access Checks original result. -0x0fffffff means invalid
value
14 Date/Time of the 28 Observation date/time, used as test finish
Observation date/time
15 Producer's ID 60 Void and reserved. Used for clinical
department.
16 Responsible 80 Responsible observer, used as tester.
Observer
17 Observation 60 Flag of rerun result
Method
1 – Rerun result
0 – Not rerun result
Comments: The OBX segment only applies to the ORU^R01 messages. Fields
1,and 9 are integers; fields 5 and 13 are floating numbers; others are strings.
Field No.17 is used to identify rerun result.
If the fifth field is invalid value, please refer to ninth field for the result.
QRD - Query Definition Segment

The QRD segment of Mindray HL7 interface uses the following fields:
1-20
1# Query Date/Time 26 Query date/time, i.e. system date/time.
2# Query Format Code 1 Query format code, set to R
(record-oriented format).
3# Query Priority 1 Query priority, set to D (deferred).
4# Query ID 10 Query ID, indicates different queries and
increases from 1.
5 Deferred Response 1 Void and reserved. Deferred response type.
Type
6 Deferred Response 26 Void and reserved. Deferred response
Date/Time date/time.
7# Quantity Limited 10 Quantity limited request, set to RD
Request (records).
8# Who Subject Filter 27 Subject filter, used as sample bar code.
9# What Subject Filter 60 Subject filter. OTH for query
10# What Department Data 60 Void and reserved. Department data code.
Code
11 What Data Code Value 20 Void and reserved. Data code value
Qual. qualifier.
12 Query Results Level 1 Void and reserved. Query results level. T for
Full results
Comments: QRD segment may appear in QRY^Q02 and DSR^Q03 messages.

Field 8 is bar code for real-time downloading and null for group downloading or
downloading by sample ID; Field 4 is an integer, while others are strings.
QRF - Query Filter Segment
The QRF segment is used together with the QRD segment and uses the following
fields:

1# Where Subject 20 Void and reserved. Subject address filter,
Filter set to machine type.
2 When Data Start 26 Data start date/time, used as start receipt
3 When Data End 26 Data end date/time, used as end receipt
4 What User Qualifier 10 Start sample ID. String
5 Other QRY Subject 10 End sample ID. String. It is same as the
Filter start ID when a single sample is queried.
6 Which Date/Time 12 Object type. RCT(Specimen receipt
Qualifier date/time, receipt of specimen in filling
ancillary (Lab))
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7 Which Date/Time 12 Object status. COR(Corrected only (no
Status Qualifier final with corrections))
8 Date/Time 12 Date/time selection qualifier. ALL(All
Selection Qualifier values within the range)
9 When 60 Void and reserved. Time interval.
Quantity/Timing
Qualifier
Comments: QRF segment only applies to QRY^Q02 and DSR^Q03 messages.

Fields 2 and 3 are 0 o’clock and query time of the day, and used as search
conditions. All fields are strings. Fields 4 and 5 are start sample ID and end sample
ID for query and can be used for querying samples within an ID range. When field 4
is blank, the query is performed by time; otherwise, it is performed by sample ID.
ERR - Error Segment

The ERR segment adds error description to acknowledgment message and uses
the following fields:

1# Error Code and 80 Error code and location.
Location
Comments: ERR segment may appear in QCK^Q02, DSR^Q03 or ACK^Q03

message. The only field of this segment is an integer.
QAK - Query Acknowledgment Segment

The QAK segment includes query response information and uses the following
fields:

1 Query Tag 32 Query tag, set to SR (sample request
information).
2 Query Response 2 Query response status:
Status
OK: Data found, no errors
NF: No data found, no errors
AE: Application error
AR: Application reject
Comments: QRF segment only applies to QRY^Q02 message. All fields of this
segment are strings.
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DSP - Display Data Segment
The DSP segment displays searched sample information and patient information
and uses the following fields:

1 Set ID - DSP 4 Identifies different DSP
segments.
2 Display Level 4 Display level.
3# Data Line 300 Data line, i.e. searched
contents.
4 Logical Break 2 Logical break point.
Point
5 Result ID 20 Result ID.
Comments: The OBX segment only applies to the ORU^R01 messages. Field 1 is
an integer, while others are strings.
rd
The 3 field is used to display the sample request information from LIS. The order
of the sample request information is in the following table. The Bar Code and the
Test ID are indispensable; others can be void. When the samples include more
th
than one test, the field 29 will be added with the same format.
No. Content Type Value

1 Patient ID String Maximum of 20 characters
2 Bed Number String Blank
3 Patient Name String Maximum of 40 characters
4 Date of Birth String Blank. The format is

YYYYMMDDHHmmSS, such as
20061122130540.
5 Sex String Male = M

Female = F
Other = O
6 Blood type String O, A, B, and AB
7 Race String Blank
8 Patient Address String Blank
9 Postal Code String Blank
10 Home Phone Number String Blank
11 Sample position String Blank. Consisting of sample carousel

number and sample tube number,
such as: 1^30 (Position No.30 of No.1
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No. Content Type Value
sample carousel)
12 Sample collection String The format is YYYYMMDDHHmmSS,

time such as 20061122130540.
13 Not used Blank
14 Not used Blank
15 Patient type String Blank. Outpatient, inpatient, and other
16 Social Security String Blank Maximum of 20 characters

Number
17 Charge type String Blank. Own and insurance
18 Ethnic Group String Blank Maximum of 20 characters
19 Birth Place String Blank. Maximum of 20 characters
20 Nationality String Blank. Maximum of 20 characters
21# Bar Code String Maximum of 27 characters
22# Sample ID Integer Maximum of 10 characters. Can be

number or number mixed with upper
case letters.
23 Sending time String Blank. The format is

YYYYMMDDHHmmSS, such as
20061122130540.
24# STAT or not String It includes Y (yes), N (No) and void. N

is default.
25 Not used String Blank
26# Sample Type String It includes serum, plasma, urine,

whole blood, amniotic fluid, and other.
27 Fetch Doctor String Maximum of 40 characters
28 Fetch Department String Maximum of 20 characters
29# Test ID^Test String Channel No. ^ Test name ^ Unit ^

NameÛnit^Normal Reference range
Range
For example:
100ÂLT^g/ml^10.1-20.5
Other three options except channel
No. can be left blank, such as: 100^^^.
For channel no., maximum of 10
characters are allowed.
(Note: Options with “#” are compulsive.)
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The analyzer recognizes a test with its Channel Number. For the same test, if the
channel number in the analyzer is 100, the same channel number ,in the LIS server
should be used to transfer the sample information. You can set up the test channel
number of the analyzer via Utility-System Setup-LIS Setup.
DSC - Continuation Pointer Segment

The DSC segment indicates whether the data message is the last one.

1 Continuation pointer 180 Continuation pointer
Comments: DSC segment only applies to DSR^Q03 message. The only field
of this segment is void when DSR^Q03 message responds to group query and
not void in other conditions. This field is an integer.
For instance, the LIS host needs to send 5 samples:
First sample: DSC|1|
Second sample: DSC|2|
Thired sample: DSC|3|
Fourth sample: DSC|4|
Fifth sample: DSC|5|
1.2.5 Adding and Rerunning Tests

When a request to rerun and add some tests is proposed on the analyzer, the LIS
host must send only those requested.
After finishing the added tests, the analyzer will only send their results rather than
those that have been finished before to the LIS host.
After rerunning certain tests, the analyzer will send to the LIS host only the original
results and all rerun results rather than those that have been finished before.
1.3 Communication Process and Message

Example
1.3.1 Example of Result Sending Message

The analyzer sends test results (of patient sample, calibrator and control) to the LIS
host by samples, that is, all tests of a sample are transferred via one (ORU^R01)
message. The LIS host must response accordingly when receiving the message.
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ORU^R01
CL-XXX LIS
ACK^R01
An ORU message may includes the following segments: MSH, PID, OBR and OBX
(multiple OBX segments may be contained if a sample has more than one
test).MSH, standing for message header, is included in each message and in the
format of: (The words in brackets are for explanation and not the segments)
MSH|^~\&|Mindray(Manufacturer or blank)| (Device model or

blank)|||20070423101830(System date/time,
yyyymmddhhMMss)||ORU^R01(Message type)|1(Control ID, used to identify the
message and increases from 1)|P(Fixed value, means the product)|2.3.1(Version
of HL7 protocol)||||0(0 for sample test result, 1 for calibration result, 2 for QC result,
void for others)||ASCII(Character set)|||
Note: In all message examples, if the time segment is of 14 digits, it means

YYYYMMDDHHMMSS; if the time segment is of 8 digits, it means YYYYMMDD.
Sending Results of Patient Sample

There is a patient, who has the following information:
Field Value
Name of patient Mike
Gender Male
Birth date 01.10.85
Ordering Department Keshi(sending department)
Patient Comment Beizhu(comment about the

patient)
Sample bar code 12345678
Sample Type Serum
Sample ID 10
Is sample ID or not 10
STAT Yes
Test No. 2, 5 and 6
Test TBil, ALT, AST
Test results 100, 98.2 and 26.4
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Field Value
Unit umol/L, umol/L and umol/L
The analyzer sends the test results to LIS via ORU^R01 message as follows:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508094822||ORU^R01|1|P|2.3.1||||0||ASCII|||<CR>
PID|1|1001|||Mike||19851001095133|M|||keshi|||||||||||||||beizhu|||||<CR>
OBR|1|12345678|10|^|Y|20120405193926|20120405193914|20120405193914|||||l
inchuangzhenduan|20120405193914|serum|lincyisheng|keshi||||||||3|||||||||||||||||||||||<
CR>
OBX|1|NM|2|TBil|100| umol/L |-|N|||F||100|20120405194245||yishen|0|<CR>
OBX|2|NM|5|ALT|98.2| umol/L |-|N|||F||98.2|20120405194403||yishen|0|<CR>
OBX|3|NM|6|AST|26.4| umol/L |-|N|||F||26.4|||yishen||<CR>
<EB><CR>
When receiving the message, the LIS host first judges the legality and type of the
message and then replies accordingly. The following is a standard reply by LIS.
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508094823||ACK^R01|1|P|2.3.1||||0||ASCII|||<CR>
MSA|AA|1|Message accepted|||0|<CR>
<EB><CR>
If error is included in the ORU message, it can be returned in the MSA segment.
For example, when an reject error of 206 occurs on the LIS host, the ACK message
for reply is as follows:
MSA|AR|1|Application query error|||206|<CR>
<EB><CR>
Sending QC Results
For example: A QC test is requested as follows.
Field Value
Test No. 7
Test AST
Control No. 2
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Field Value
Control name QUAL2
Lot No. of control 2222
Expiration date of control January 1, 2030; January 1, 2030
Mean value (mean concentration) 55
Standard deviation of control 5
Test result (concentration) 0.137470
The analyzer sends the test results to LIS via ORU^R01 message as follows:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508103014||ORU^R01|1|P|2.3.1||||2||ASCII|||<CR>
OBR|1|7|AST|^|0|20130729160839|20120405141255|20130729161552|||1|2|QUA
L2|2222|20300101|0|M|55.000000|5.000000|0.137470| nkat/L
|||||||||1||||||||||||||||||<CR>
<EB><CR>
The LIS host replies as follows:
<EB><CR>
1.3.2 Example of Querying and Downloading Sample

The analyzer sends query request to the LIS host, which finds the relevant samples
and send them to the analyzer. The HL7 messages used are as follows:
The analyzer provides three ways to download samples: by sample bar code, by
specified sample ID range, and by test time.
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Note: Please read the operator’s manual of the analyzer for the downloading
instructions.
Downloading Sample of Specified Bar Code

For example: To download a sample of 0019(bar code) from LIS, the analyzer
sends a QRY^Q02 message as follows:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508104700||QRY^Q02|4|P|2.3.1||||||ASCII|||<CR>
QRD|20120508104700|R|D|1|||RD|0019|OTH|||T|<CR>
QRF||||||RCT|COR|ALL||<CR>
<EB><CR>
When receiving the message, the LIS returns the QCK^Q02 message and replies
as follows if the sample of the bar code exists:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508104700||QCK^Q02|4|P|2.3.1||||||ASCII|||<CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
<EB><CR>
If the sample of the bar code does not exist, the LIS replies as follows:
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|NF|<CR>
<EB><CR>
When the sample of the specified bar code exists on LIS, the LIS returns the
QCK^Q02 message and sends the data message DSR^Q03, which contains the
patient demographics, sample and test information.
Field Description Value

Name of patient Tommy
Gender Male
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Field Description Value
Birth date 24.08.62
Blood type of patient O
Patient type Outpatient
Payment type of patient Self-pay
Patient ID 1212
Bed No. 27
Sample ID 3
Sample receiving date/time 18:35 March 1, 2007
STAT No
Sample Type Serum
Sender Mary
Sending department Dept1
Test No. 1, 2, 5
The DSR messages are as follows:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508110131||DSR^Q03|4|P|2.3.1||||||ASCII|||<CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
DSP|1||1212|||<CR>
DSP|2||27|||<CR>
DSP|3||Tommy|||<CR>
DSP|4||19620824000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||M|||<CR>
DSP|6||O|||<CR>
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DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
DSP|15||outpatient|||<CR>
DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17||own|||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||0019|||<CR>
DSP|22||3|||<CR>
DSP|23||20070301183500|||<CR>
DSP|24||N|||<CR>
DSP|25||1|||<CR>
DSP|26||serum|||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||1^^^|||<CR>
DSP|30||2^^^|||<CR>
DSP|31||5^^^|||<CR>
DSC||<CR>
<EB><CR>
No DSR message will be sent if a QCK^Q02 message has been sent indicating no
corresponding sample on LIS.
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When receiving the DSR message, the analyzer replies as follows:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508110131||ACK^Q03|4|P|2.3.1||||||ASCII|||<CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
<EB><CR>
Downloading Samples of Specified ID Range

To download samples with ID between 1-9 from LIS, the analyzer sends a
QRY^Q02 message as follows:
QRD|20120508115221|R|D|3|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
QRF||||1|9|RCT|COR|ALL||<CR>
<EB><CR>
When receiving the message, the LIS returns the QCK^Q02 message and replies
as follows if the samples whthin the ID range exist.
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
<EB><CR>
If samples within the ID range do not exist, the LIS replies as follows:
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|NF|<CR>
<EB><CR>
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When samples within the ID range exist on LIS, the LIS returns the QCK^Q02
message and sends the data message DSR^Q03, which contains the patient
demographics, sample and test information.
Field Description Sample 1 Sample 2

Name of patient Tommy Jack
Gender Male Male
Birth date 24.08.62 24.08.62
Blood type of patient O O
Patient type Outpatient Outpatient
Payment type of patient Self-pay Self-pay
Patient ID 1212 1212
Bed No. 27 27
Sample bar code 0019 0019
Sample ID 3 3
Sample receiving 18:35 March 1, 18:35 March 1, 2007

date/time 2007
STAT No No
Sample Type Serum Serum
Sender Mary Mary
Sending department Dept1 Dept1
Test No. 1, 2, 5 1, 2, 5
The DSR messages of sample 1 are as follows:
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
DSP|1||1212|||<CR>
DSP|2||27|||<CR>
DSP|3||Tommy|||<CR>
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DSP|4||19620824000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||M|||<CR>
DSP|6||O|||<CR>
DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17||own|||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||0019|||<CR>
DSP|22||3|||<CR>
DSP|23||20070301183500|||<CR>
DSP|24||N|||<CR>
DSP|25||1|||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||1^^^|||<CR>
DSP|30||2^^^|||<CR>
DSP|31||5^^^|||<CR>
DSC|1|<CR>
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<EB><CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
<EB><CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
DSP|1||1213|||<CR>
DSP|2||28|||<CR>
DSP|3||Jack|||<CR>
DSP|4||19620824000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||M|||<CR>
DSP|6||O|||<CR>
DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
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DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17||own|||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||0020|||<CR>
DSP|22||4|||<CR>
DSP|23||20070301183500|||<CR>
DSP|24||N|||<CR>
DSP|25||1|||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||1^^^|||<CR>
DSP|30||2^^^|||<CR>
DSP|31||5^^^|||<CR>
DSC||<CR>
<EB><CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
<EB><CR>
Downloading Samples within Specified Time Range

The chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer sends group query request to LIS
for downloading samples within specified time range.
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For example, to download all samples from 10am to 3pm of the current day, the
message should be:
QRD|20120508150259|R|D|4|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
QRF||20120508100000|20120508150000|||RCT|COR|ALL||<CR>
<EB><CR>
Similarly to single sample query, the LIS host replies accordingly if corresponding
samples exist. If yes, the LIS host sends all qualified samples to the analyzer after
returning the query reply. Each sample is transferred via a DSR message, and the
DSC segment of the last DSR message is void, indicating the end of the group
transfer. For example: 3 qualified samples are found on LIS and are as follows:
Field Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3

Description
Name of patient Jacky Jessica Anata
Gender Male Female Female
Birth date 16.02.72 12.05.83 December

12, 1979
Sample bar 1587120 1587121 1587125

code
Sample ID 2 3 9
Sample Type Serum Plasma Urine
STAT No Yes Yes
No. of included 1, 4 2, 3, 6 8
tests
Name of patient Jacky Jessica Anata
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
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DSP|1|||||<CR>
DSP|2|||||<CR>
DSP|3||Jacky|||<CR>
DSP|4||19720216000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||M|||<CR>
DSP|6||O|||<CR>
DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
DSP|15|||||<CR>
DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17|||||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||1587120|||<CR>
DSP|22||2|||<CR>
DSP|23|||||<CR>
DSP|24||N|||<CR>
DSP|25|||||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||1^^^|||<CR>
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DSP|30||4^^^|||<CR>
DSC|1|<CR>
<EB><CR>
The analyzer sends back an ACK message to LIS every time when receiving a
DSR message. The ACK messages for the above-mentioned DSR messages are:
ERR|0|<CR>
<EB><CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
DSP|1|||||<CR>
DSP|2|||||<CR>
DSP|3||Jessica|||<CR>
DSP|4||19830512000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||F|||<CR>
DSP|6|||||<CR>
DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
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DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
DSP|15|||||<CR>
DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17|||||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||1587121|||<CR>
DSP|22||3|||<CR>
DSP|23|||||<CR>
DSP|24||Y|||<CR>
DSP|25|||||<CR>
DSP|26||plasma|||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||2^^^|||<CR>
DSP|30||3^^^|||<CR>
DSP|31||4^^^|||<CR>
DSC|2|<CR>
<EB><CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
1-40
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
DSP|1|||||<CR>
DSP|2|||||<CR>
DSP|3||Anata|||<CR>
DSP|4||19791212000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||F|||<CR>
DSP|6|||||<CR>
DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
DSP|15|||||<CR>
DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17|||||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||1587125|||<CR>
DSP|22||9|||<CR>
DSP|23|||||<CR>
1-41
DSP|24||Y|||<CR>
DSP|25|||||<CR>
DSP|26||urine|||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||8^^^|||<CR>
DSC||<CR>
<EB><CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
1.3.3 Example of Sending Samples to LIS
DSR^Q03
CL-XXX LIS
ACK^Q03
Note: Please read the operator’s manual of the analyzer for instructions of sending
samples to LIS host.
th
If LIS system is to set sample request information, the 15 field of MSH should be
set to P. If DSR^Q03 is to be set, the “patient”, “sample”, “test information” should
be:
Field Value
Gender Male
Birth date 24.08.62
1-42
Field Value
Blood type of patient O
Patient type Outpatient
Payment type of patient Self-pay
Patient ID 1212
Bed No. 27
Sample ID 3
Sample receiving date/time 18:35 March 1, 2007
STAT No
Sample Type Serum
Sender Mary
Sending department Dept1
Test No. 1, 2, 5
The DSR messages are as follows:
<SB>MSH|^~\&|||||20120508110131||DSR^Q03|4|P|2.3.1|||P|||ASCII|||<CR>
ERR|0|<CR>
QAK|SR|OK|<CR>
QRD|20120508110131|R|D|2|||RD||OTH|||T|<CR>
DSP|1||1212|||<CR>
DSP|2||27|||<CR>
DSP|3||Tommy|||<CR>
DSP|4||19620824000000|||<CR>
DSP|5||M|||<CR>
DSP|6||O|||<CR>
DSP|7|||||<CR>
DSP|8|||||<CR>
1-43
DSP|9|||||<CR>
DSP|10|||||<CR>
DSP|11|||||<CR>
DSP|12|||||<CR>
DSP|13|||||<CR>
DSP|14|||||<CR>
DSP|16|||||<CR>
DSP|17||own|||<CR>
DSP|18|||||<CR>
DSP|19|||||<CR>
DSP|20|||||<CR>
DSP|21||0019|||<CR>
DSP|22||3|||<CR>
DSP|23||20070301183500|||<CR>
DSP|24||N|||<CR>
DSP|25||1|||<CR>
DSP|27|||||<CR>
DSP|28|||||<CR>
DSP|29||1^^^|||<CR>
DSP|30||2^^^|||<CR>
DSP|31||5^^^|||<CR>
DSC||<CR>
<EB><CR>
1-44
ERR|0|<CR>
<EB><CR>
NOTE
The <CR> in the sample above is only for reading convenience and is
not included in the real message.
1-45
1-46
2 Mindray ASTM Interface
2.1 Mindray ASTM Interface

ASTM interface is developed by Mindray for the Chemiluminescence
Immunoassay Analyzer to adapt to the prevailing Laboratory Information
Management System (LIS). It provides a channel for the analyzer and other
IP-based networks. With TCP/IP, the LIS host can receive test results from
chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzers, which also send patient information,
sample information and test results to LIS in real-time or batch mode. Therefore,
users can identify samples by both scanning sample bar code and downloading
from LIS host. All data are transmitted in format of ASTM E1394-97. This interface
enables bidirectional communication between the analyzer and the LIS host.
2.1.1 Mindray ASTM Protocol

ASTM is standard for transferring information between the instrument and the PC
in clinical laboratory. It is set by American Society for Testing and Material
(communication protocol). The standard has multiple versions. The version
mentioned in the text is E1394-97, the version mentioned in the following text is
ASTM E1394-97, which is set in 1997.
Only portion of the messages, segments and other data defined are used for ASTM
interface that needs only part of these data.
2.1.2 The Sending and Receiving Procedure of the

Protocol
ASTM protocol is a uni-directional mode which means the data transmission should
be at only one direction at a specific time. When the instrument is sending data, the
PC can only receive data; when the PC is receiving data, the instrument can only
wait for response.
In ASTM protocol, when the sender is to send data, first it sends <ENQ> control
character to the target receiver; if the receiver has resources, it will respond with
2-1
<ACK>; otherwise, it will respond with <NAK>. If the sender receives the <ACK>,
the data frame will be sent. When the sending is completed, the <EOT>will be sent
to the receiver which ends the whole process. The workflow is shown below:
<ENQ>, <ACK>, <EOT>, <NAK> and <STX> are standard ASCII code control
characters.
Control Character ASCII Code Hexadecimal

<ENQ> 0x05
<ACK> 0x06
<EOT> 0x04
<NAK> 0x15
<STX> 0x02
<LF> 0x0A
<CR> 0x0D
<ETB> 0x17
<ETX> 0x03
2-2
2.1.3 ASTM Protocol Communication Mode
In ASTM protocol, three status are defined: main mode, subordinate mode and
neutral mode. The main mode is data sending side. The subordinate mode is the
data receiving side, receiving the data and responding with control command. The
neutral mode is a waiting mode, which means no data receiving and sending
occurs. When either of the instrument or the LIS is in main mode, the other should
be in subordinate mode. The two can be in neutral mode simultaneously, but either
side should be in one mode at a specific time.
When both of the instrument and the LIS system have no data to be sent, both
sides will be in neutral mode. If one side has data to be sent (eg, instrument needs
to inquire sample information from LIS system), the instrument first sends <ENQ>
control character to LIS system. When the sending is completed, the instrument will
not process any command or data, except for <ACK>, <NAK> and <ENQ>. When
the LIS system receives <ENQ>, it will respond with <ACK> control character. If the
response is completed, the LIS system will be in subordinate mode, ready to
receive data. At this time the instrument will be in main mode, asking for data
sending. When the sending is completed, the instrument will send control character
to the LIS system, announcing the completion of the LIS system data. The
instrument will be in neutral mode. After the LIS receives <EOT>, it will be in
neutral mode.
The Communication Procedure of Sending Test Result

The following figure is a workflow to send test result.
2-3
.
When both of the instrument and LIS system are in bidirectional communication
status, both sides can be sender and receiver, so both sides might have data to
send to each other at the same time, thus both sides will send <ENQ> to each
other simultaneously to enter main mode. But ASTM protocol is a unidirectional
protocol, the sending and receiving are simultaneously. If both sides are sending,
conflict might occur. The ASTM protocol has two rules to avoid the conflict.
When the instrument receives control command character <ENQ> after sending it,
it will send <NAK>， waiting for the ACK from LIS.
When the LIS system receives <ENQ> control command character after sending it,
it should stop any data send trial and be ready to receive data. When it receives the
next <ENQ> control command character, it will return <ACK> and <NAK> to
confirm.
The Procedure to Avoid Sending and Requesting Conflict

According to the rule, when conflict occurs, the instrument will be in main mode first.
Only when the data sending on the instrument side is completed and enters neutral
mode, can the LIS system enter main mode.
The following figure illustrate how to deal with conflict.
2-4
The Communication Procedure to Inquire and Download
Sample
The procedure to inquire sample is as follows:
2-5
Neutral Mode
Send ENQ
Response
ACK
Subordinate
Main mode
mode
Inquire
Send inquire Proced
ure
Response
ACK
Send EOT
Neutral Mode
Send ENQ
Response
ACK
Subordinate
Main mode
mode
Download sample Downlo
information ad
procedu
Response re
ACK
Send EOT
Neutral Mode
The workflow above is composed of two workflows: inquire procedure and

download procedure. When the LIS system download sample information, only the
downloading procedure is necessary.
Adding and Rerunning Tests

When a request to rerun and add some tests is proposed on the analyzer, the LIS
host must send only those requested.
After finishing the added tests, the analyzer will only send their results rather than
those that have been finished before to the LIS host.
2-6
After rerunning certain tests, the analyzer will send to the LIS host only the original
results and all rerun results rather than those that have been finished before.
2.2 ASTM Communication

It includes the transfer of the test result and the acquisition of the sample request
information. The transfer of the test result is to transfer test data to external system
(such as LIS). The transferring modes include real time transfer and batch transfer
of the historical result. The acquisition of the sample request information is to
acquire sample request information from LIS.
The acquisition includes real time acquisition and batch acquisition.
2.2.1 The Introduction to ASTM Protocol

The following sections introduce the common grammars in detail.
The ASTM protocol defines 7 message records:
 Message Header Record

 Patient Information Record
 Test Order Record
 Result Record
 Comment Record
 Request Information Record
 Message Terminator Record
The sent data will include part or all of the 7 message record mentioned above.
For instance,
The ASTM protocol data frame of a complete sample test result is shown as
follows:
Message Header Record
Patient Information Record
Test Order Record
Result Record
Comment Record (optional)
Result Record
Test Order Record
2-7
Result Record
·
··
Message Terminator Record
Each ASTM message is composed of segments that end with <CR>.
The record is composed of the record name of 1 character and some fields. The
fields is composed of the components. H record defines the separator of the units.
For instance,
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
Where,
The four characters following H are defined as delimiters to separate the fields,
replicate degree and component. The following characters are used in Mindray
ASTM interface.
Character Description
| Field separator
\ Repetition separator
^ Component separator
& Escape character
When the field content include the characters above, transferred meaning
characters is needed. In Mindray ASTM standard, ”|” is transferred to ”&|”.
2.2.2 ASTM Data Frame Format
ASTM Data Record Format

The data sending of all ASTM data is as follows:
<STX> FN <FRAME> <CR> <ETB> or <ETX> <CS><CR><LF>
Where,
<STX> : Start frame header (0x02)
2-8
FN : Frame Number (0-7) starts from 1
<FRAME> : Frame Data (The field separator is |)
<CR> : Frame data end character (0x0D)
<ETB> : Frame end character-when the requested data is too big, it is separated
by frame end character (0x17)
<ETX> : Frame end character (0x03)
<CS> : check sum-Cumulative sum of ASCII code from FN to <ETB> or <ETX>

(the <STX> <CS> and the end of <CR><LF> are not involve in the calculation).
<CR> : ASCII enter (0x0D) .
<LF> : ASCII new line (0x0A) .
There are two types of ASTM protocol message frames: medium frame and end
frame. The medium from is not a must, only used to separate the frame when the
message is too big. The end frame is indispensable.
Medium frame format: <STX> FN <FRAME> <ETB> <CS> <CR><LF>
End frame format: <STX> FN <FRAME> <ETX><CS> <CR><LF>
Lower Layer Data Structure of ASTM Message
1Byte n Byte 1Byte 2Byte 1Byte 1Byte
STX Message Data String ETX Check Sum CR LF
n + 6 Byte
0x02 0x03 0x0D 0x0A
1Byte
……
1 Message Record String CR n Message Record String CR
0x0D
1H|\^&|||Mindry^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20100719141017
1H|\^&|||Mindry^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20100719141017
P|1||||PName^^||20100719^^|M||||||||||||||||||||||||||
O|1|12^^||1ÂLT^^|R|20100710213929||||||||20100710213950|serum||||||||||F|||||
R|1|1ÂLT^^F|10.03^^^^|U/L|^|N||F|10.03^^^^||20100710215808||BS-XXX^10
L|1|N
2-9
ASTM Message Record Code
Record type Record description
H Header Record
P Patient Record
O Order Record
R Result Record
C Comment Record
Q Request Information Record (Host query)
L Terminator Record
2.2.3 The Introduction of the ASTM Record Type

The following introduces the 7 records of ASTM.
The table lists all the fields used in the message record. The numbers followed by a
‘#’ symbol indicate the optional fields according to the ASTM protocol.
NOTE
In Mindray ASTM interface, we not omit any field in the message
record. If the field has no value, it is set to void.
HeaderRecord-“H”
H is the header of all messages. The separator should be in the second field of the
H message.
ASTM Field
Field Name Field Contents Max Length
Field Description
1# Record Type ID H 1 Record type ID
4 Field separator
| Repetition
separator
Delimiter \
2# Element
Definition ^
separator
&
Code change
separator
Message Control - Void and

3
ID reserved.
2-10
ASTM Field
Field Name Field Contents Max Length
Field Description
- Void and
4 Password
reserved.
40 Fixed as
Sender Name or Mindray
5 String
ID Instrument
name
20 Void and
Software Version String and number reserved.
Software Ver.:
20 Void and
reserved.
Serial number String and number
Instrument serial
number
Sender Street - Void and

6
Address reserved.
- Void and
7 Reserved field
reserved.
Sender -
Telephone Void and
8
reserved.
Number
Characteristics of - Void and

9
sender reserved.
- Void and
10 Receiver ID
reserved.
Comment or -
Special Void and
11
reserved.
Instructions
PR (patient test result) 2

QR (QC test result)
CR (calibration result)
12# Processing ID RQ (request query) Message type
QA (query response)
SA (sample request
information)
12 Version number
13# Version Number String and Number of protocol, fixed
as 1394-97
14 Date and time

14 Date and Time YYYYMMDDHHMMSS when message
is created
2-11
Example:
Sending message header and ending record (Instrument => Host)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Patient Record – “P”

The patient information is indispensable when acquiring or downloading sample
information or sending sample test result.
ASTM Max
Field Name Field Contents Field Description
Field Length
1# Record Type ID P 1 Record type ID
2 Sequence Number 3 Sequence number
Practice Assigned
3 - Void and reserved.
Patient ID
String and
4 Patient ID 30 Patient ID
number
5 Patient ID #3 - Void and reserved.
Name of patient
Patient Name
Last^First^Middle Initial
6# Last Name String 40 First name
First Name String 20 Family name
Middle Initial String 1
7 Reserved field - Void and reserved.
Birth date, e.g.

Birth date String 8
20091001
Age Number 3 Age
Y = year
8 M = Month
W = Week
Age Unit 1 Age unit
D = Days
H = Hours
If empty =Year
2-12
ASTM Max
Field Length
M(Male)
9 Patient Sex F(Female) 1 Patient gender
U(unknown)
Void and reserved.

10 Patient Race String 20
Patient race
11 Patient Address String 20 Ordering Department
A
B
O
Void and reserved.
12 Reserved Field AB 20
Blood type
Others are
defined by the
customers
themselves
Void and reserved

13 Patient Telephone String 20
Contact information
Attending Physician Void and reserved

14
Name Attending doctor
Last Name String 20 First name
icterus
Void and reserved
Hemolysis Sample type. When
15 Special field 1 lipemia 30 icterus is used, pay
attention to that it is
Others defined by case sensitive.
user
Body Surface Area Void and reserved

16 String 20
(M2) MRN
17 Patient Height - Void and reserved.
Patient Height Unit - Void and reserved.
18 Patient Weight - Void and reserved.
Patient Weight Unit 8 Void and reserved.
19 Patient Diagnosis String 50 Clinical diagnosis
Void and reserved

20 Patient Medications String 20
patient type
Void and reserved

21 Patient Diet String 20
blood bag number
2-13
ASTM Max
Field Length
22 Practice Field #1 - Void and reserved.
23 Practice Field #2 - Void and reserved.
Admission and
dischargedates
25 Admission Status - Void and reserved.
Void and reserved

26 Location String 20
patient zone
Nature of alt. Diag.

Code Void and reserved. Bed
27 String 20
No.
and Class.
Alt. Diag. Code and

Class
29 Patient Religion - Void and reserved.
30 Marital Status - Void and reserved.
31 Isolation Status - Void and reserved.
32 Language - Void and reserved.
33 Hospital Service - Void and reserved.
34 Hospital Institution - Void and reserved.
35 Dosage Category - Void and reserved.
The user can enter the last name for the P-6 patient name.
Example:
Send patient message record (Host => Instrument)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||SA|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi|||||||| Diagnosis
information||||||| |||||||||<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Test Order Record – “O”

The Test Order Record is used to transfer relevant information of test report.
When transferring patient sample results (PR/SA/QA for H-12), the following fields
are used.
2-14
ASTM Max
Field Length
1# Record Type ID O 1 Record type ID
2 Sequence Number Number 3 Sequence number
String and 10
Sample ID Sample ID
number
3
Sample Tray No. Number 2 Void and reserved
Sample Pos Number 2 Void and reserved
Instrument Specimen
4 String 27 Sample bar code
ID
Assay No. String 10 Test channel No.
50 Test Name(full
Assay Name String
name)
5
4 Void and reserved
Dilution Rate Number
Dilution Ratio
2 Void and reserved

Repeat Num Number
Replicate
R(routine)S 1
6 Priority STAT
(STAT)
Requested Date and 14 Sample request

7 Time (Sample program String time
creation date) 20090910121532
14 Sample collection
Specimen Collection
8 String time
Date and Time
20090910121532
9 Collection end Time Void and reserved.
0-99999.0 7 Void and reserved

10 Collection Volume
Max = 99999.0 Collection volume
Collected by (ID or 18 Void and reserved

11 String
Name) Collector
12 Action Code String - Void and reserved.
13 Danger Code String - Void and reserved.
Relevant Clinical -
14 String Void and reserved.
Information
14 Sending date and

Date/Time Specimen
15 String time
Received in the Lab.
20090910121532
2-15
ASTM Max
Field Length
serum 20
Sample type, case
urine sensitive. The
default sample type
Specimen type plasma
is set to the defined
(This field is not timed value at the left
16 side which varies
translated to local other among different
products. The
languages) blood
customer can
amniotic modify to their
needs.
Ordering Physician sender

17
Physician Phone 20 Sending

18 String
number department
4 Void and reserved

19 Offline Dilution factor number
Dilution factor
User Field #2 Sender

20
21 Laboratory field #1 - Void and reserved.
Date/Time Results -
23 Void and reserved.
Reported/Mod
Instrument Charge to -
computer system
25 Instrument Section ID - Void and reserved.
O (request from) 1
Q (query
26# Report Type Report type
response)
F (final result)
27 Reserved Field - Void and reserved.
Location Specimen -
Collected
2-16
ASTM Max
Field Length
Nosocomial Infection -
flag
30 Specimen Service - Void and reserved.
31 Specimen Institution - Void and reserved.
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The test code of the 5 field can be recognized by both sides. When the instrument
th
sends test result to the LIS system. The ReportType of the 26 field is set to F.
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When the LIS system sends inquiry to the instrument, the ReportType fo the 26 is
th
set to Q. the ReportType of the 26 field is set to O, when LIS send sample
information to the instrument.
Example:
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||SA|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi||||||||linchuangzhenduan
||||||||||||||||<CR>
O|1|1^^|SAMPLE123|1^Test1^^\2^Test2^^\3^Test3^^\4^Test4^^|R|200909101353
00|20090910125300|||||||20130715102431|Urine|Dr.Who|Department1||Dr.Tom||||||
F|||||<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
When transferring QC results (QR for H-12), the following fields are used.
ASTM Max
Field Length
1# Record Type ID O 1 Record type ID
2 Sequence Number Number 3 Sequence number
String and 20
Sample ID Void and reserved.
number
3
Sample Tray No. Number 2 Void and reserved.
Sample Pos Number 2 Void and reserved.
Instrument Specimen
4 String 29 Void and reserved.
ID
Assay No. String 10 Test channel no.
Assay Name String 15 Shortened Test Name

5
Dilution Rate Number 4 Void and reserved.
Repeat Num Number 2 Void and reserved.
R(routine)S 1 Void and reserved.

6 Priority
(STAT) STAT or not
2-17
ASTM Max
Field Length
Requested Date and 14
Time (Sample QC Request time
7 String
program 20090910121532
creation date)
Specimen Collection 14
Date and Time
9 Collection end Time Void and reserved.
0-99999.0 7
10 Collection Volume Void and reserved.
Max = 99999.0
Collected by (ID or 18
Name)
No. String 3 Control No.
Name String 15 Control name
Batch No. String 18 Lot No. of control
8 Expiration date of
Period of validity String
control, e.g. 20090910
Average 8
12 Number Control average
Concentration
H for high; M for 1 Concentration level of

Level
medium, L for low. control.
8 Standard deviation of
Standard Diff. Number
control
25 Test result
Concentration Number
(concentration)
13 Danger Code String - Void and reserved.
Relevant Clinical -
Information
Date/Time Specimen 14
Received in the Lab.
Serum 10
Specimen type Urine
(This field is not CSF
translated to local Plasma
languages) Timed
Other
2-18
ASTM Max
Field Length
Blood
Amniotic
Urethral
Saliva
Cervical
Synovial
Ordering Physician Void and reserved.
Last Name String 20 Void and reserved.

17
First Name String 20 Void and reserved.
Middle Initial String 1 Void and reserved.
Physician Phone 30
number
19 Offline Dilution factor Number 4 Void and reserved.
User Field #2 Void and reserved.
Last Name String 20 Void and reserved.

20
First Name String 20 Void and reserved.
Middle Initial String 1 Void and reserved.
Date/Time Results -
Reported/Mod
Instrument Charge to -
computer system
Instrument Section -
ID
O (request from) 1
Q (query
response)
26 Report Type Report type
F (final result)
X (sample
rejected)
27 Reserved Field - Void and reserved.
Location Specimen -
Collected
2-19
ASTM Max
Field Length
Nosocomial Infection -
flag
30 Specimen Service - Void and reserved.
31 Specimen Institution - Void and reserved.
Example:
Send QC record (Instrument => Host)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||QR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
P|1|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||<CR>
O|1|||1^CA125||20090910121532|||||1^QC1^1111^20100910^10^M^5^10.28\2^QC
2^2222^20100910^20^M^10^20.48\3^QC3^3333^20100910^30^M^15^30.25|||||||||
|||||F|||||<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Result Record-“R”
The result record includes one test and one test result, which means one test result
is corresponding to one result record.
Max
ASTM
Field Name Field Contents Lengt Field Description
Field
h
1# Record Identifier R 1 Record type ID
2 Sequence Number 1-n 3 Sequence number
Assay No.# String 10 Test Channel No.
Assay Name String 50 Full Test Name
Void and reserved.

Replicate number Number 2
3# Result replicate
I: Qualitative result
value
Result Type 1 Result type
F: Qualitative result
value
Quantitative final test

Number result. Valid only when
Measurement Value 25
(quantitative) test type is F. -0x0fffffff
4
means invalid value
Interpretation String 10 Qualitative final test
2-20
Max
ASTM
Field
h
(Negative(-), result. or qualitative
Positive(+), Weak flag is used for
positive(+-)etc) quantitative test result
or optimized result. If
they coexist, it stands
for qualitative flag.
Void and reserved.

SI L Value turbidity (L) 25 Serum index final
result L
Void and reserved.

SI H Value hemolysis (H) 25 Serum index final
result H
Void and reserved.

SI I Value icterus (I) 25 Serum index final
result I
5
Units String 12 Unit
Measurement Range Blank. Reference

Number 12
Upper Limit range high
6
Measurement Range Blank.Reference
Number 12
Lower Limit range low
L (result< reference
range)
Fixed as N. Abnormal
7 Result Abnormal flag H (result> reference 1
result flag
range)
N - Normal
Nature of Abnormality Qualitative reference

8 String 10 value. Valid when the
Testing result type is I.
9# Result Status F( final result) 1 Status of result
Quantitative original
test result, valid only
Number
Measurement Value 25 when result type is F)
(quantitative)
The value” -0x0fffffff”
means invalid value.
String (Negative-, Qualitative original test

10 Interpretation Positive+, weak 10 result, valid only when
Positive +-, etc) result type is I)
Void and reserved.

SI L Value turbidity (L) 25 Original result of
serum index L
SI H Value hemolysis (H) 25 Void and

reserved.Original
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Max
ASTM
Field
h
result of serum index
H
Void and reserved.

SI I Value icterus (I) 25 Original result of
serum index I
Number
11 Operator Identification 1 – Rerun result 1 Flag of rerun result.
0 – Not rerun result
12 Date/time test started String 14 Test finish time
Date/Time test Void and reserved.Test

13 String 14
Completed finish time
Instrument String
Sender. Fixed as
14 Identification Such as LIS or 16
Mindray
(Sender Name) CLXXXX
Reserved and void.

Device ID number 10
Instrument ID
Example:
Send sample test result (Instrument => Host)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi||||||||zhenduan||01|||||A1|002|
|||||||<CR>
F|||||<CR>
R|1|1^CA125^^F|10000.000000^^^^|U/mL|^|N||F|1074051.882311^^^^|0|2013071
5102938||Mindray^<CR>
R|2|2^TPSA^^F|5547.808063^^^^|ng/mL|^|N||F|5547.808063^^^^|0|20130715103
002||Mindray^<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Note: Field No.11 is used to identify rerun result. If the result of the fourth field is
invalid value, please refer to the result of the string.
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Comment Record – “C”
Only the result comment of Comment Record is used currently to describe the test
result.
Max
ASTM
Field
h
1# Record Identifier C 1 Record type ID
Comment source,
3 Comment Sourc I 1
fixed value
4 Comment Text String 90 Comment text
G(result comment)
5 Comment Type 1 Comment type
I (abnormal string)
Example:
Send comment record (Instrument => Host)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
|||||||<CR>
F|||||<CR>
R|1|1^CA125^^F|10000.000000^^^^|U/mL|^|N||F|1074051.882311^^^^|0|2013071
5102938||Mindray^<CR>
R|2|2^TPSA^^F|5547.808063^^^^|ng/mL|^|N||F|5547.808063^^^^|0|20130715103
002||Mindray^<CR>
C|1|I|Result Description|I<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Request Record-“Q”
Request Record is used to send inquiring sample request information to LIS server.
The message includes patient ID, sample ID, time range and etc. If the LIS server
does not return information in specified time, the instrument can cancel inquiry.
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ASTM Max
Field Length
1# Record Identifier Q 1 Record type ID
Void and
Patient ID String 30
reserved.Patient ID
3
Specimen ID String 27 Sample bar code
4 Ending Range ID 20 Start sample ID
End sample ID. It is

same as the start ID
5 Universal Test Id 20
when a single sample
is queried.
Nature of Request
6 Time - Void and reserved.
Limits
Beginning Request
7 String 14 Inquire start time
results date/time.
Ending Request
8 results String 14 Inquire end time
date/time
Requesting
9 Physician - Void and reserved.
name
Requesting
10 Physician - Void and reserved.
Telephone
11 User field # 1 - Void and reserved.
12 User field # 2 - Void and reserved.
Request Ｏ : Request
13# Information status sample inquire 1 Inquire order code
Codes
If field 3 is not blank, the query is performed based on sample bar code; if field 3 is
blank while field 4 is not blank, the query is performed based on sample ID, with
field 5 as the end sample ID. Query can be done for certain sample ID range. If
both fields 3 and 4 are blank, query will be performed based on time range.
Example:
Send and cancel request record (Instrument => Host)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||RQ|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
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Q|1|^SAMPLE123||||||||||O<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Send termination record, the unfound sample information will be indicated by I .
(Host => Instrument)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||QA|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
L|1|I<CR>
Return inquired sample information record (Host => Instrument)

H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||SA|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
|||||||<CR>
Q|||||<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
Terminator Record-“L”
The Terminator record will be at the end of the message indicating the termination
of the message.
Max
ASTM
Field
h
1# Record Identifier C 1 Record type ID
N=normal
termination
I=No information
available from the
3# Terminator code 1 Termination code
last query.
Q=Error for in
last request for
information
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Example:
Send termination record (Instrument => Host)
H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
L|1|N<CR>
2.3 Communication Process and Message

Example
ASTM protocol supports serial port sending ,so the information in one message
should not be too big, otherwise the message will be sent separately. So the
following will illustrate on respectively. The check digit <CS> will be replaced by
check sum.
2.3.1 Send Sample Test Result

It will be sent as a whole: all data will be sent in one data package.
INSTRUM <ENQ>
ENT:
HOST: <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>1H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<
ENT: CR>
P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi||||||||zhe
nduan||01|||||A1|002||||||||<CR>
O|1|1^^|SAMPLE123|1^CA125^^\2^CA126^^\3^TPSA^^\4^HI
V^^|R|20090910135300|20090910125300|||||||201307151024
31|Urine|Dr.Who|Department1||Dr.Tom||||||F|||||<CR>
R|1|1^CA125^^F|10000.000000^^^^|U/mL|^|N||F|1074051.882
311^^^^|0|20130715102938||Mindray^<CR>
R|2|2^CA126^^F|10000.000000^^^^|U/mL|^|N||F|1074051.882
311^^^^|0|20130715102938||Mindray^<CR>
R|3|3^TPSA^^F|5547.808063^^^^|ng/mL|^|N||F|5547.808063^
^^^|0|20130715103002||Mindray^<CR>
R|4|4^HIV^^F|5547.808063^^^^|ng/mL|^|N||F|5547.808063^^^
^|0|20130715103002||Mindray^<CR>
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L|1|N<CR><ETX><CS><CR><LF>
HOST: <ACK>
INSTRUM <EOT>
ENT:
It will be sent separately, split on the basis of the record.
INSTRUM <ENQ>
ENT：
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>1H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||PR|1394-97|20090910102501<CR><ETB><
ENT： CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>2P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi||||||||zhendu
ENT： an||01|||||A1|002||||||||<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>3O|1|1^^|SAMPLE123|1^CA125^^\2^CA126^^\3^TPSA^^\4^HIV^^|
ENT： R|20090910135300|20090910125300|||||||20130715102431|Urine|Dr.Who
|Department1||Dr.Tom||||||F|||||<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>4R|1|1^CA125^^F|10000.000000^^^^|U/mL|^|N||F|1074051.88231
ENT： 1^^^^|0|20130715102938||Mindray^<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>5R|2|2^CA126^^F|10000.000000^^^^|U/mL|^|N||F|1074051.88231
ENT： 1^^^^|0|20130715102938||Mindray^<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>6R|3|3^TPSA^^F|5547.808063^^^^|ng/mL|^|N||F|5547.808063^^^^|
ENT： 0|20130715103002||Mindray^<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>7R|4|4^HIV^^F|5547.808063^^^^|ng/mL|^|N||F|5547.808063^^^^|0|
ENT： 20130715103002||Mindray^<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>8L|1|N<CR><ETX><CS><CR><LF>
ENT：
HOST： <ACK>
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INSTRUM <EOT>
ENT：
2.3.2 Sending Sample Inquiry

It will be sent as a whole
INSTRUM <ENQ>
ENT：
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>1H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||RQ|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
ENT：
Q|1|^SAMPLE123||||||||||O<CR>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <EOT>
ENT：
It will be sent separately.
INSTRUM <ENQ>
ENT：
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>1H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||RQ|1394-97|20090910102501<CR><ETB>
ENT： <CS><CR><LF>
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>2Q|1|^SAMPLE123||||||||||O<CR><ETX><CS><CR><LF>
ENT：
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <STX>3L|1|N<CR><ETX><CS><CR><LF>
ENT：
HOST： <ACK>
INSTRUM <EOT>
ENT：
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2.3.3 Return inquired sample and downloaded sample
When the server transfers the sample in multiple samples, the number of P records
in one transfer can not exceed 10. The format of the multiple samples is as follows:
Message Header Record
Test Order Record
Test Order Record
Message Terminator Record
The following is an example of the sample transmission.
It will be sent as a whole.
HOST： <ENQ>
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <STX>1H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||SA|1394-97|20090910102501<CR>
P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi||||||||zhenduan||01||||
|A1|002||||||||<CR>
O|1|1^^|SAMPLE123|1^CA125^^\2^CA126^^\3^TPSA^^\4^HIV^^|R|20090
910135300|20090910125300|||||||20130715102431|Urine|Dr.Who|Depart
ment1||Dr.Tom||||||F|||||<CR>
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <EOT>
It will be sent separately.
HOST： <ENQ>
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <STX>1H|\^&|||Mindray^^|||||||SA|1394-97|20090910102501<CR><ETB><
CS><CR><LF>
2-29
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <STX>2
P|1||PATIENT111||Smith^^||19600315^45^Y|M||keshi||||||||zhenduan||01||||
|A1|002||||||||<CR>
<ETB><CS><CR><LF>
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <STX>3O|1|1^^|SAMPLE123|1^CA125^^\2^CA126^^\3^TPSA^^\4^HIV^^|
R|20090910135300|20090910125300|||||||20130715102431|Urine|Dr.Who
|Department1||Dr.Tom||||||F|||||<CR><ETB><CS><CR><LF>
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <STX>4L|1|N<CR><ETX><CS><CR><LF>
INSTRUM <ACK>
ENT：
HOST： <EOT>
th
If LIS system returns inquired sample information, the 26 field of O record is set to Q; If
LIS system send sample information to the chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer,
th
the 26 record of O record is set to O.
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Foreword ....................................................................................................... iii

2 Mindray ASTM Interface ....................................................................2-1

1.1 Mindray HL7 Interface

1.1.1 Messages Compatible with HL7 Interface

1.1.2 HL7 Lower Layer Protocol

<SB> ddddd <EB><CR>

<SB> = Start Block character (1 byte)

ddddd = Data (variable number of bytes)

ddddd is an HL7 message, which only includes ISO 8859-1 characters

<EB> = End Block character (1 byte)

<CR> = Carriage Return (1 byte)

Enter character in ASCII is <0x0D>.

Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP)

Start character: Hexadecimal <0B>

End character: Hexadecimal <1C><0D>

1.1.3 Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP)

Start character: Hexadecimal <0B>

End character: Hexadecimal <1C><0D>

1Byte n Byte 1Byte 1Byte

0x0B 0x1C 0x0D

1.2 Bidirectional Communication

The following sections introduce the common grammars in detail.

Each HL7 message is composed of segments that end with <CR>.

Field 9 Includes message types (ORU, R01)

[ ] indicates the segment in it is optional.

{ } indicates the segment in it can be repeated for 0 or 1 time or more.

Test results are transferred as follows:

Sample information is downloaded from LIS as follows:

Details are explained in the following.

ORU^R01: result of patient sample (including control sample) / ressponse.

An ORU^R01 message for sample test result includes:

- Patient information (patient name, sample ID, etc)

- Doctor’s order (sample type, sender, tester, clinical diagnosis, etc)

It is a group of messages. When the number of the samples is less or equal to 80

ORU Observational Results (Unsolicited) Description

MSH Message Header

PID Patient Identification

OBR Observation report

An ORU^R01 message for QC test result includes:

- Test information (test No., test name)

- Test date, test results (concentration)

The QC test results are transferred as follows:

ORU Observational Results (Unsolicited) Description

MSH Message Header

OBR Observation report(calibration and QC)

ACK Acknowledgment Description

MSH Message Header

MSA Message Acknowledgment