Genx International, Inc.

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Cecchi, Michael D.

Mezezi, Monica

Monica Mezezi

Michael D Cecchi

Jacques Cohen

Michael R Cecchi

Timothy Schimmel

An air filtration and air purification apparatus comprising: a first air channel; a second air channel; a divider that separates the first air channel from the second air channel; a first filter located in first air channel; a first filter located in the second air channel; a first air blower configured to pull air from the ambient environment generally into the first air channel, moving said air through the first filter, and returning said air into the ambient environment, creating generally a first air stream; a second air blower configured to pull air from the ambient environment generally into the second air channel, moving said air through the second filter and returning said air into the ambient environment, creating generally a second air stream; a control system that controls the activation and deactivation of the first and second air blower.

Air filtration and air purification apparatus

A specimen culturing system and method is employed to culture biological specimens, preferably embryos. The embryos are cultured in an incubator in separate culturing sites, such as wells, which can each hold an embryo container, such as a Petrie dish, that contains one or more of the embryos. The culturing wells are disposed in one or more shelves in the incubator. The culturing containers are formed from a transparent material such as tempered glass. Each of the wells are provided with embryo development-monitoring adjuncts. The development-monitoring adjuncts are preferably embryo-imaging devices and sound-monitoring devices. The system includes image and sound recording components which can record periodic images of the embryos during the culturing cycle; and can record sounds emanating from the specimens. The embryo-imaging devices can include CCD imaging devices which are connected to image viewing and recording adjuncts by means of electrical connections. Each embryo development-monitoring site in the incubator can be provided with its own CCD embryo-imaging device which can be periodically activated by an incubator processor controller to produce and record images of the embryos at selected time intervals during the culturing cycle. The sound monitoring can be performed periodically or continuously during the culturing cycle. Both the imaging and sound monitoring can be recorded, and the resultant data can be chronologically stored so that a technician can monitor and review the embryo development without having to remove the embryos from the incubator. Images and audio signals can be digitized and transmitted from the incubator to remote worldwide sites for expert analysis and evaluation.

Biological specimen-culturing system and method with onboard specimen development sensors

An embryo culturing incubator is provided with a shelf configuration that enhances air circulation inside of the incubator, and enables unimpeded access to the individual embryo culture plates that are disposed on the shelves in the incubator. The incubator has an access door which allows one contact with the embryo culture plates on the incubator shelves. The shelves are configured so as to provide a useful free space between the inner surface of the incubator door and the frontal surface of the shelves in the incubator. The size of the free space allows a technician to reach all of the culture plates in the incubator without interfering with other culture plates in the incubator. The free space also allows for exemplary air circulation inside of the incubator.

Embryo-culturing incubator assembly

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Guelph, Canada

Monica Mezezi