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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventor:
Gianpiero D. Palermo, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/425 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); A61D 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/425 (2013.01); C12M 23/16 (2013.01); C12M 23/42 (2013.01); A61D 19/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated automated system comprising a microfluidic cassette, and methods of use thereof, for intracytoplasmic sperm injection assisted fertilization. The microfluidic cassette and the integrated automated system provides a complete set-up of human gametes for assisted in vitro fertilization, including proper cell stage recognition, gamete propulsion via microfluidic currents, microinjection of a spermatozoon into an oocyte, and subsequent embryo culture and monitoring, thus allowing widespread distribution of in vitro insemination by favoring affordability.