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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:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01); G02B 21/32 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/0252 (2013.01); G02B 21/32 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relaters to a system and methods for automated vitrification of mammalian oocytes or embryos. The system and methods enable automated processing of oocytes or embryos in vitrification solutions; robotically moving vitrification devices that carry processed cells for freezing in liquid nitrogen; automated sealing of the frozen devices; and transferring the sealed devices to an automated storage system for long-term cryopreservation.