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US 6,520,922 B2Granted
Devices for collecting animal semen and method of use
AssigneeDouble H.Ranch Products, LLC
InventorBeth Michelle
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Abstract
A device for collecting animal semen for later artificial insemination.
Claims14
A method of collecting animal semen, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a device for collecting animal semen, said device being shaped and dimensioned to fit over the penis of a male animal, said device comprising
- a sheath having an open end, an opposite closed end, and a mid-portion therebetween;
- said closed end including a separate protective reservoir zone for collecting the semen;
- and
- a valve disposed between said mid-portion and said reservoir zone;
- b) providing a female animal having a vagina;
- c) providing a male animal having a penis;
- d) installing said device on the penis of the male animal;
- e) ensuring that the penis of the male animal is inserted into the vagina of the female animal and positioned for semen collection in said reservoir zone;
- f) after ejaculation, ensuring that the penis of the male animal is removed from the vagina of the female animal;
- g) removing said device from the penis of the male animal;
- and
- h) removing the semen from said reservoir zone.
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A method of collecting animal semen, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a device for collecting animal semen, said device being shaped and dimensioned to fit into the vagina of a female animal, said device comprising
- a flexible sheath having an open end, an opposite closed end, and a mid-portion therebetween;
- a vulva ring at said open end;
- and
- an inner vaginal ring fixedly disposed along said mid-portion;
- b) providing a female animal having a vagina;
- c) providing a male animal having a penis;
- d) installing said device in the vagina of the female animal;
- e) ensuring that the penis of the male animal is inserted into said device and positioned for semen collection,
- f) after ejaculation, ensuring that the penis of the male animal is removed from said device,
- g) removing said device from the female animal, and
- h) removing the semen from the device, wherein said step of removing the semen from the device further includes collecting semen in a forward separate reservoir in the device, for protection, and cutting the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.