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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Yu Sun, Toronto, CA;
Zhe LU, Toronto, CA;
Clement Leung, Vancouver, CA;
Xuping Zhang, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); C12Q 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/32 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/06 (2013.01); C12M 23/12 (2013.01); C12M 23/28 (2013.01); C12M 23/34 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12Q 1/24 (2013.01); C12Q 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for automated, computer-controlled, tracking and manipulation of motile specimen. The systems and methods of the present invention are suited for tracking and manipulating sperm, particularly for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) procedures. The present invention also relates also to devices for holding motile cells, such as sperm, and non-motile cells, such as oocytes. The device of the present invention comprises a sealed chamber having an air outlet, one well for the motile cells, and another well for non-motile cells.