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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Raheel Samuel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bruce Gale, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Alex Jafek, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Timothy Jenkins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jim Hotaling, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Douglas Carrell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jiyoung Son, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A method for separating and enriching sperm from a tissue sample comprises: obtaining a microfluidic separating system having an inlet end and an outlet end, and a membrane filter (e.g., hollow fiber membrane filter) fluidly connected to the outlet end; separating the tissue sample via the microfluidic separating system into a debris fluid volume and a sperm fluid volume; and enriching the sperm fluid volume by removing excess media via the membrane filter. A two-stage tissue sample separation system comprising: a microchannel structure defining a separation fluid channel to form a separation stage; an inlet end of the microchannel structure; an outlet end of the microchannel structure; and a membrane filter fluidly connected to the outlet end for removal of at least a portion of excess media in the tissue sample.