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8096940 |
Reproductive management
A method for breeding bovines, especially a method for breeding dairy and beef cattle without use of heat detection prior to insemination or embryo implantation.
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7963906 |
Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells
Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or...
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7892774 |
Diagnostic method for determining the susceptibility to delivery and reagent kit for use therefor
The invention relates to a diagnostic method for detecting susceptibility to delivery, and to a test kit for this purpose. A low, but higher than baseline level concentration of Insulin-like Growth...
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7772005 |
Method of establishing an equine artificial insemination sample
Non-surgical artificial insemination is achieved for sexed and unsexed equines in a commercially practical manner and with dosages of insemination sperm which were not previously thought to be...
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7763462 |
BDNF facilitation of oocyte, zygote and pre-implantation embryo maturation
Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing the survival and promoting the maturation of mammalian oocytes, zygotes and preimplantation embryos. BDNF or BDNF agonists may be administered to...
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7759115 |
Incubation and/or storage container system and method
A container assembly comprises a vessel for containing a biological medium, gametes and/or one or more embryo(s). The vessel has a CO2 permeable seal and a closure valve device for selective...
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7695426 |
Methods for enhancing viability
Methods are provided for enhancing viability comprising administering at least one inhibitor of p53 or a p53-associated pathway to one or more of the following: the embryo, oocytes, sperm, a femme...
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7674576 |
Semen extender composition and methods for manufacturing and using
A semen extender composition is provided. The semen extender composition includes a sperm cell protecting amount of phospholipid, an effective amount of surfactant to reduce ice crystal formation...
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7629113 |
Multiple sexed embryo production system for bovine mammals
Improved insemination systems particularly adapted to use for sex-selected sperm sorting include systems which achieve superovulation and then multiple embryo production with sexed embryos. These...
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7577476 |
System and method for transducing, sensing, or affecting vaginal or body conditions, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves using 2-way wireless communications
A system and method are provided for transducing vaginal conditions, affecting vaginal or body conditions, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves. A separate, portable, non-implanted...
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7384391 |
Heated ovum pick up needle
An ovum collection device (20) includes a handle (4) and a collection needle (3) extending from the handle. The collection needle has a sharpened tip (44) for insertion into a follicle of an ovary....
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7322931 |
Sonography guided embyro transfer for in vitro fertilization
The present provides novel systems and methods to facilitate embryo transfer, to maximize implantation rates and to improve pregnancy rates resulting from In Vitro fertilization.
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7282363 |
Intravaginal culture (IVC) method and container therefor
A fertilization and culture container, e.g. for intravaginal use, comprises a container body having an orifice for introducing a culture medium, one or more oocytes and sperm, resealable closure...
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7276329 |
Method of sorting cells
A method of sorting cells, particularly, but not exclusively, sperm cells, is described. The method comprises the use of a surface decontamination medium to strip the cells of any extra-cellular...
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7252988 |
Straw for the conservation of small quantities of substances, in particular biological liquids
A straw (1) for the conservation of small quantities of substances, in particular biological substances, having a segment of tube provided inside one end with a stopper including gel powder,...
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7241261 |
Dual use syringe
An injection syringe for the injection of materials into domestic animals is provided. The syringe includes a tubular body having a guide member positioned within the body that is adapted to engage...
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7237505 |
Ovo activation of an egg in the shell
The present invention relates to the field of avian reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides a method of activating an egg in a shell. The invention also provides a method of...
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7217239 |
Semen collection apparatus
An apparatus for collection of semen comprises: i) a frame forming an elongate body; ii) a base supporting the body; iii) a tubular receptacle containing an artificial vagina having a rear end...
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7121998 |
Vented microcradle for prenidial incubator
A vented microcradle comprising a microfabricated enclosure designed to maintain a human embryo or hatching in a controlled care environment, the enclosure forming a cradle support for the human...
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7108966 |
Male fertility assay method and device
A method and device for assaying sperm motility in a forward direction and density of active sperm in a semen sample are disclosed. The device includes a microfluidics structure having a sample...
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7083575 |
Electronic estrus detection device
An electronic device for detecting estrus that may be affixed to the tail-head area of a cow is described. This device permits the accurate determination of optimal breeding time, natural or...
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7029867 |
Method of assaying antilaminin-1 antibody and application thereof
By allowing serum or plasma samples collected from humans to react with laminin-1 or a fragment thereof, and then determining whether or not anti-laminin-1 antibody, an auto-antibody against...
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7011970 |
Automatic bio-manipulation factory system for manipulating a single cell
This new automatic bio-manipulation factory system for manipulating a single cell comprises: a bio-MEMS that transports, separates, and extracts a single cell for manipulation from a plurality of...
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6916602 |
Methods of preserving functionality of an ovary, preserving fertility of a patient undergoing a treatment expected to cause sterility and assuring a supply of viable gametes for future use
A method of preserving functionality of an organ. The method includes removing a whole organ and associated vasculature, cryo-preserving the whole organ, allowing a period of time to elapse,...
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6905458 |
Echogenic or radio opaque device for removal from or transfer into the genital organs
An echogenic and/or radio-opaque device adapted to permit carrying out removals from the genital organs for analysis, or adapted to promote the transfer of products, particularly gametes or...
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6695765 |
Microfluidic channel embryo and/or oocyte handling, analysis and biological evaluation
Microfluidic embryo scaled channels for handling and positioning embryos provide the opportunity to evaluate and treat embryos in improved manners Fluid flow is used to move and position embryos...
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6673008 |
Fallopian tube and method of in vitro fertilization and embryo development
A device for the in vitro development of an embryo in a fluid. A method for the in vitro development of an embryo in a fluid is also provided.
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6641526 |
Development of normal offspring from oocytes injected with freeze-dried spermatozoa
The invention provides a method for freeze-drying spermatozoa to obtain at least one reconstituted spermatozoon whose head (nucleus) is capable of fertilizing an oocyte to produce a live offspring....
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6623422 |
Method and apparatus for assisted embryo implantation
A method and apparatus for assisted embryo implantation using a specialized microcatheter to prepare an implantation site within the subject's endometrial lining and to transport and place an...
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6613538 |
Detection of HLA-G
The present invention relates to the detection of HLA-G. Antibodies to both soluble and membrane bound HLA-G are disclosed. Exemplary antibodies include 2C/C8, 3C/G4, and 4H84. 2C/C8 and 4H84...
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6610005 |
Catheter system for implanting embryos
Described is a catheter system for implanting embryos into a woman's uterus. The catheter system utilizes a protective catheter sleeve for introducing a catheter into the uterus without mucus...
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6605468 |
Method and medium for in vitro culture of human embryos
Disclosed is a medium for the propagation of early stage embryos to blastocyst stage. The medium contains an effective amount of GM-CSF to increase the percentage of pre-blastocyst embryos which...
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6544166 |
Treatment of human infertility
Human infertility can be treated by in vitro methods that actively arrest the human oocyte in prophase of first meiotic division and subsequently actively reverse this meiotic blockage by either...
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6527703 |
Device for sow-intra-uterine insemination and embryo transfer
An internal catheter has a flexible plastic inner tube with an integrally formed protruding head with an axial channel. The internal catheter extends through an axial channel in an exterior...
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6398719 |
Tube for sperm washing and concentration and method for sperm washing and concentration
A tube for sperm washing and concentration. The tube is a glass tube 1 having an open end 11 and a bottom portion with a small diameter 12, and an elastic bladder 2 removably provided at the open...
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6368786 |
Diluent for cryogenic storage of bovine spermatozoa
A diluent for the cryogenic storage of bovine spermatozoa includes a phospholipid, a liposoluble vitamin accompanied by an emulsifier, an antioxidant and a polyol.
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6319192 |
Method for the treatment of fertility disorders
An improvement to the method of intrauterine insemination by the administration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonists (LHRH antagonists).
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6309843 |
Glycoprotein for use in determining endometrial receptivity
An isolated and purified glycoprotein designated PUP-1 and functional analogs thereof are disclosed and characterized by being a progesterone induced and estradiol inhibited secretory glycoprotein...
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6203489 |
Fibrous plug for sucking tube
A fibrous plug to be inserted in a sucking tube for use for collecting and preserving sperma, fertilized ovum or the like in artificial fertilization or transplantation for human and animals,...
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6193647 |
Microfluidic embryo and/or oocyte handling device and method
A microfluidic embryo handling device and method in which biological rotating of embryos is simulated. Fluid flow is used to move and position embryos without assistance of electrical stimulus or...
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6164280 |
Applying high energy light and heat for gynecological sterilization procedures
A localized heat applying medical device is provided for applying heat to tissue adjacent a patient's tubal ostia in order to close the patient's fallopian tubes and sterilize the patient....
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6132952 |
Storage system comprising an emptied zona pellucida and spermatozoa placed therein and a method of cryopreservation
A procedure for cryopreservation and efficient post-thaw recovery of a single or few cells, preferably human spermatozoa, their precursor cells or blastomeres, which is achieved by injecting cells...
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6130034 |
Use of CYB medium for the transportation and storage of sperm
The use of CYB medium for the storage and/or transportation of semen at ambient temperature.
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6130086 |
Composition for an in vitro fertilization medium
The present invention aims to provide a medium composition for in vitro fertilization, in particular, a composition usable in the culture of ova or early embryos which are fertilized eggs, the...
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6071689 |
System for improving yield of sexed embryos in mammals
Improved insemination systems particularly adapted to use for sex-selected sperm sorting include systems which achieve superovulation and then multiple embryo production with sexed embryos. These...
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6050935 |
Container assembly for intravaginal fertilization and culture and embryo transfer and method of intravaginal fertilization and culture employing such a container
An intravaginal fertilization and culture container includes a main chamber and a microchamber. A culture medium, one or more oocytes and sperm are introduced through an access opening having an...
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6033358 |
Biological specimen contaiment arrangement
The present invention an in vitro fertilization system for the receipt and treatment of an egg comprising a housing having a receiving chamber for the receipt of an egg. The system includes a...
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6027443 |
Apparatus and method for human artificial insemination and embryo transplanting
An apparatus and method for human artificial insemination and embryo transplanting are provided wherein a catheter is utilized having an extremely flexible barrel which has sufficient flexibility...
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6004260 |
Intrauterine delivery arrangement
The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for the application of a treatment medium to the intrauterine cavity of a female. The method includes the steps of introducing a first...
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5962321 |
Leukemia inhibitory factor from mammalian species and use thereof to enhance implantation and development of embryos
Leukemia inhibitory factor or LIF as an addition to culture media promotes the development of embryos to the implantation stage. Growth in the presence of LIF increases the percentage of embryos...
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