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US 9,958,658 B2Granted
Testing equipment with magnifying function
AssigneeBonraybio Co., Ltd.
InventorsCheng-Teng Hsu, Hsuan-Yu Huang, Chih-Pin Chang, Kuang-Li Huang
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Abstract
Embodiments disclose a device for testing biological specimen. The device includes a sample carrier and a detachable cover. The sample carrier includes a specimen holding area. The detachable cover is placed on top of the specimen holding area. The detachable cover includes a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area. The focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 3 mm. The magnifying component has a magnification ratio of at least 30.
Claims20
A method for testing sperms, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a device for testing biological specimen, the device comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- and
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 3 mm, and the magnifying component has a magnification ratio of at least 30;
- applying a sperm specimen to the specimen holding area:
- recording a video or an image of the sperm specimen;
- determining the sperm count of the sperm specimen based on the at least one frame of the recorded video or the recorded image;
- determining the sperm motility of the sperm specimen based on the recorded video or the recorded image;
- and
- waiting for a pre-determined time period for liquefaction of the sperm specimen before applying the sperm specimen to the specimen holding area.
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A method for testing sperms using a system for testing biological specimen, the system comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, the device comprising;
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- and
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area:
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 3 mm, and the magnifying component has a magnification ratio of at least 30;
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area;
- the method comprising:
- inserting the device into the base component:
- recording video of the sperm specimen in the specimen holding area by the mobile device, the mobile device being secured in the form-fitting frame of the base component
- determining a sperm count of the sperm specimen based on the at least one frame of the recorded video;
- and
- determining a sperm motility of the sperm specimen based on the recorded video.
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A method for testing sperms, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a device for testing biological specimen, the device comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- and
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 3 mm, and the magnifying component has a magnification ratio of at least 30;
- applying a sperm specimen to the specimen holding area;
- recording a video or an image of the sperm specimen;
- determining the sperm count of the sperm specimen based on the at least one frame of the recorded video or the recorded image;
- determining the sperm motility of the sperm specimen based on the recorded video or the recorded image;
- and
- inserting the disposable testing device into a base, the base including a camera component for recording the video of the sperm specimen, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for recording the video of the sperm specimen.
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A method for testing sperms, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a device for testing biological specimen, the device comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- and
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 3 mm, and the magnifying component has a magnification ratio of at least 30;
- applying a sperm specimen to the specimen holding area,
- recording a video or an image of the sperm specimen;
- determining the sperm count of the sperm specimen based on the at least one frame of the recorded video or the recorded image;
- determining the sperm motility of the sperm specimen based on the recorded video or the recorded image;
- waiting for a pre-determined time period for liquefaction of the sperm specimen before applying the sperm specimen to the specimen holding area;
- extracting a series of video frames from the recorded video of the sperm specimen;
- identifying a plurality of sperms from the series of video frames;
- identifying moving traces of the sperms based on the series of video frames;
- determining moving speeds of the sperms based on the moving traces of the sperms and a time period captured by the series of video frames;
- and
- calculating the sperm motility based on the moving speeds of the sperms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.