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US 7,282,363 B1Granted
Intravaginal culture (IVC) method and container therefor
AssigneeBio X Cell, Inc.
InventorsClaude Ranoux, Francis G. Gleason, Jr.
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AssigneeBio X Cell, Inc.
InventorsClaude Ranoux, Francis G. Gleason, Jr.
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A fertilization and culture container, e.g. for intravaginal use, comprises a container body having an orifice for introducing a culture medium, one or more oocytes and sperm, resealable closure means for selectively opening and closing the container body orifice, the container body having a main chamber for receiving the culture medium, oocytes and sperm and a microchamber for collecting for retrieval of one or more embryos. The container body has elements for restricting access of retrieval catheter or pipette relative to the microchamber. At least a portion of a sidewall of the container body defining said microchamber is transparent and of optical quality for microscopic inspection of embryos prior to and/or during retrieval with a catheter or a pipette.
An intravaginal culture (IVC) container comprising a container body for the culture of one or more embryos in a culture medium, the container body being sized and configured for intravaginal accommodation, a resealable closure for the container body, the resealable closure permitting selective access to the interior of the container body, the container body interior including a main chamber and a microchamber in communication with the main chamber, the microchamber being configured for collecting and retrieval of the one or more embryos.
A method of intravaginal culture (IVC) comprising the steps of:
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