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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Universite DE Franche-comte, Besancon, FR;
Ecole Nationale Superieure DE Mecanique ET Des Microtechniques, Besancon, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Paris, FR;
UNIVERSITE DE FRANCHE-COMTE, Besancon, FR;
ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUES, Besancon, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for mechanically characterizing an element of interest, for example an oocyte. The mechanical characterization device includes: a support receiving a container suitable for containing a liquid medium; a holder for holding the element of interest; an indenting member; a magnet for generating a magnetic field in which the indenting member is intended to move and which participates in suspending the indenting member with an unstable horizontal direction oriented coaxially to the longitudinal axis; a controller to control the magnet to maneuver the indenting member in translation along the unstable horizontal direction; and a component for determining the mechanical characteristics of the element of interest.