Name: HCV Card (Whole Blood)
Brand: Reckon Diagnostics
SKU: RDT-HCC.105W

Photographed: the 50 Test pack, stock code RDT-HCC.105W.

CARD format. supplied as 50 tests.

Pack size

50 TestRDT-HCC.105W

Stock code RDT-HCC.105W

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Made and batch-released in Vadodara
ISO 13485:2016 quality system
Datasheet published: see every stock code below

Product details.

The HCV Card (Whole Blood) is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in human whole blood, serum or plasma. It uses the double antigen sandwich principle, with recombinant HCV core, NS3, NS4 and NS5 antigens on the test line and a goat anti-mouse IgG control line. Manufactured at Reckon’s Vadodara facility under ISO 13485:2016 quality management, and released against reference standards before dispatch.

The specifications and steps on this page are from the datasheet, last updated 10-2025. The datasheet governs: read it before use, or ask us.

Method: Double antigen sandwich
Sample: Whole blood
Sample volume: 1 drop (about 25 µl) of whole blood
Read at: Within 20 minutes
Storage: 2 to 40 °C
Format: Card

Full specification15 items

Category: Rapid diagnostics
Format: CARD
Pack: 50 tests
Datasheet: Published
Method: Double antigen sandwich, lateral flow
Detects: Antibodies to HCV (core, NS3, NS4 and NS5 antigens)
Sample: Whole blood (finger prick, or EDTA, heparin or oxalate tube), serum or plasma; whole blood keeps 72 hours at 2 to 8 °C; not hemolysed or clotted
Sample volume: 1 drop (about 25 µl) of whole blood; 2 to 3 drops of serum or plasma
Buffer: 2 drops (about 60 µl) for whole blood, 1 more if needed
Read at: Within 20 minutes; strong positives may show by 5 minutes
Limitation: Shows only the presence or absence of HCV antibody; if negative with persisting symptoms, repeat on a fresh sample
Storage: 2 to 40 °C in the sealed pouch
Caution: Handle specimens as infectious; soak used material in 0.5 to 1% sodium hypochlorite for 1 hour
Stock codes: RDT-HCC.105W
Made in: Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Procedure at a glance5 steps

Bring the card and the sample to room temperature, and lay the card flat.
Whole blood: add 1 drop (about 25 µl), wait about 30 seconds for it to soak in, then add 2 drops (about 60 µl) of buffer.
Serum or plasma: add 2 to 3 drops of sample to the sample well, without overflowing.
Read within 20 minutes; strong positives may show within 5 minutes.
C only is negative; C and T is positive for HCV antibody; no C line means the test is invalid.