definiens: means that the claim or technology in question isdirected to methods, compositions, reagents or kits specifically for use in nucleicacid - based diagnostic assays for the detection of HCV nucleic acid sequence(s),or specifically for use in the manufacture of any compositions or reagents for usein, or manufacture of nucleic acid - based diagnostic assays for detection of HCVnucleic acid sequence(s ) ( excluding, for example, PCR claims and technologyand other methods for detection of nucleic acid sequence(s ) generally whichinvolve nucleic acid amplification ) . The terminology as usedin this Section 1.22 . is intended to exclude inventions suitable for use with6viruses or analytes other than HCV ( mooing by way of example and not by wayof limitation, inventions relating to PCR, or assay formats, iniproVe < i expressionsystems,'1letectable labels, instrumentation, packaging and the like ), which shallnot be considered in HCV detection as contemplated by thisSection 1.22 and shan therefore not be considered as .