Apparatus and methods for selecting capacitated spermatozoa and uses thereof
CA 2540156 C · Owner: Yeda Research And Development Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Eisenbach, Michael; Bahat, Anat
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The present invention relates to apparatus systems and methods for generating , a subpopulation of spermatozoa enriched for capacitated spermatozoa by , exposure of a population of spermatozoa to a suitable temperature gradient and retrieving the enriched subpopulation of spermatozoa for further applications, such as, for diagnosis or fertility treatments.
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- Filed September 25, 2003 and granted May 8, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 25, 2023.
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