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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeff A. Parrott, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
AtairginTechnologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/42 ; C12Q 1/44 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/42 ; C12Q 1/44 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for determining various biological characteristics of in vitro fertilized embryos, including overall embryo health, implantability, and increased likelihood of developing successfully to term. More specifically, the present invention concerns analyzing media specimens of in vitro fertilization cultures for levels of bioactive lipids in order to determine these characteristics.