System And Method For Sperm Sorting
Patent No. EP3071704 (titled "System And Method For Sperm Sorting") was filed by Brigham And Womens Hospital on Nov 19, 2014. The application was issued on Jun 19, 2024.
Patent Summary
A sperm sorting system comprises a housing with coupled upper and lower components supporting a microfluidic system. An inlet in the lower component delivers sperm through at least one channel along a flow path toward a collection chamber. This collection chamber consists of a first chamber in the lower component, closed at the bottom by a microfluidic chip, and a second chamber in the upper component. A microporous filter, sandwiched between the housing components, requires motile sperm to move against gravity to reach the second chamber, restricting non-motile sperm. A concentration chamber in the upper component, connected to the second chamber via a fluid connection, concentrates and facilitates the harvesting of the sorted motile sperm.
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Date
Description
EP3071704
- Application Number
- EP14864395A
- Filing Date
- Nov 19, 2014
- Status
- Patent Maintained As Amended
- May 17, 2024
- Publication Date
- Jun 19, 2024
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