InTec Launches 2nd Generation ABO & RhD Solid-Phase Blood Grouping Kit

New Product Launch Notice-2nd Generation ABO & RhD Solid-Phase Blood Grouping Kit Feb 07, 2022

InTec, a global leading IVD company specialized in infectious disease diagnostics with a focus on screening at the point of care, today announced the availability of a newly redesigned ABO & RhD Blood Grouping Kit (Solid-phase method) for blood typing and screening.

Since entering the field, InTec has been dedicated to improving and developing the next generation of point-of-care ABO & RhD Blood Grouping products. This brand new 2nd generation of blood grouping product retains all the advantages of the previous generation while adding several new features.

Key Benefits of InTec 2^nd gen ABO & RhD Blood Grouping Kit

Whole new redesign of the cassette/strips makes the toolkits quicker and easier to use – By adding only 1 drop of whole blood (15µl) and results available in 2 minutes

Positive and negative internal controls are now built into each cassette/strip by default

Available in both cassette and strip forms

Up to 24 months shelf life and no cold chain shipping or refrigeration required

Applicable for both fresh finger prick blood and anticoagulated venous whole blood samples

100% concordance results with slide/tile and tube method

More affordable compared to its predecessor

Clinical Performance

Head-To-Head Comparison of blood grouping results between solid-phase method, tube method and gel method, all the methods have 100% agreement results for ABO & RhD blood grouping.

ABO & RhD blood grouping	Method, n (%)
ABO & RhD blood grouping	Tube/ Slide Method	Gel Method	InTec Solid-phase Method
O	1026 (37.3)	1026 (37.3)	1026 (37.3)
A	622 (22.6)	622 (22.6)	622 (22.6)
B	748 (27.2)	748 (27.2)	748 (27.2)
AB	354 (12.9)	354 (12.9)	354 (12.9)
RhD Positive	2728 (99.5)	2728 (99.5)	2728 (99.5)
RhD Negative	22 (0.5)	22 (0.5)	22 (0.5)
Total (number of cases)	2750	2750	2750

Comparative Advantage

	Tube/ Slide Method	Gel Method	InTec Solid-phase Method
Auxiliary equipment	Tube/ Slide	Dedicated centrifuge	None
Reaction time	1 min	10 mins	2 mins
Fingerstick samples	Yes	No	Yes
Storage temperature	2-8℃	18-25℃	2-30℃
Cold-chain shipping	Yes	Yes	No
Shelf life	12-18 months	12 months	24 months
Internal control	No	Negative	Positive and negative
Possibility of contamination	High-risk	Safe	Safe

Ordering Information

Product	Cat. No.	Format	Pack Size	Specimen*
ABO & RhD Blood Grouping Kit (Solid-phase method)	ITP51003	Strip (Canister packed)	100T	Fresh finger prick blood/ Anticoagulated venous whole blood
ABO & RhD Blood Grouping Kit (Solid-phase method)	ITP51003	Strip (Foil pouched)	40T
ABO & RhD Blood Grouping Kit (Solid-phase method)	ITP51003	Cassette (Foil pouched)	20T