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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
May. 09, 1995
Jiewen Li, Columbia, MO (US);
August Rieke, Bland, MO (US);
Billy N Day, Auxvasse, MO (US);
Randall S Prather, Rocheport, MO (US);
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Abstract
The invention involves a system for effecting the nonsurgical transplant of embryos into the uterus of an animal. The system comprises (1) a long tubular gripping instrument having an open forward end configured for gripping the walls of the cervix of the uterus when the instrument is inserted to a position inside the cervix, and (2) a probe having a long tubular body which extends through the tubular gripping instrument, the probe being manipulatable to effect movement of the probe relative to the gripping instrument to facilitate passage of the probe and the gripping instrument through the cervix to a position generally adjacent the body of the uterus, and (3) an embryo carrier for carrying one or more embryos to be placed in the uterus of the animal. The embryo carrier is sized for insertion in and through the tubular probe to an embryo release position for release of the embryos into the uterus.