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US 2006/0067916 A1Published application
Sperm cell process system
AssigneeXy, LLC
InventorsJohn Schenk, Allison Lindsey
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Abstract
A semen or sperm cell process system to maintain or enhance the biological, chemical, physical, physiological, or functional attributes of sperm cells within the context of various collecting, handling, storage, transportation, separation, or insemination procedures.
Claims33
A method of separating sperm cells, comprising:
- a. obtaining semen from a male of a species of mammal which contains a plurality of sperm cells;
- b. incubating said semen at a temperature above which sperm cell membrane lipids transition from a liquid phase to gel phase;
- c. determining a sperm cell characteristic of a plurality of said sperm cells;
- d. separating said sperm cells based upon said sperm cell characteristic;
- and
- e. collecting separated sperm cells.
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An artificial insemination sample, comprising:
- a. an artificial insemination device;
- b. a sperm cell extender;
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- c. semen obtained from a male of a species of mammal containing a plurality of sperm cells incubated at a temperature above which sperm cell membrane lipids transition from a liquid phase to a gel phase for a period of between one hour and 18 hours, and wherein said plurality of sperm cells are separated on the basis of a sex characteristic, and wherein a portion of said separated sperm cells are established in said sperm cell extender, and wherein said portion of said separated sperm cells established in said sperm cell extender are contained within said artificial insemination device.
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A method of producing an artificial insemination sample comprising the steps of.
- a. obtaining semen from a male of a species of mammal which contains a plurality of sperm cells;
- b. incubating said semen at a temperature above which sperm cell membrane lipids transition from a liquid phase to a gel phase;
- c. determining a sex characteristic of said plurality of sperm cells;
- d. separating said plurality of sperm cells based upon said sex characteristic;
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- e. establishing an artificial insemination sample containing separated sperm cells capable of fertilizing at least one egg within a female of said species of said mammal.
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A method of fertilizing a mammal comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining semen from a male of a species of mammal which contains a plurality of sperm cells;
- b. incubating said semen at a temperature above which sperm cell membrane lipids transition to a gel phase;
- c. determining a sex characteristic of said plurality of sperm cells;
- d. separating said plurality of sperm cells based upon said sex characteristic;
- e. establishing an artificial insemination sample containing separated sperm cells capable of fertilizing at least one egg within a female of said species of said mammal;
- f. inserting a portion of said insemination sample into a female of said species of said mammal;
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- g. fertilizing at least one egg within said female of said species of said mammal.
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A method of producing an offspring mammal comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining semen from a male of a species of mammal which contains a plurality of sperm cells;
- b. incubating said semen at a temperature above which sperm cell membrane lipids transition to a gel phase;
- c. determining a sex characteristic of said plurality of sperm cells;
- d. separating said plurality of sperm cells based upon said sex characteristic;
- e. establishing an artificial insemination sample containing separated sperm cells capable of fertilizing at least one egg within a female of said species of said mammal;
- f. inserting a portion of said insemination sample into a female of said species of said mammal;
- g. fertilizing at least one egg within said female of said species of said mammal;
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- h. producing an offspring mammal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.