Abstract: The invention provides a system (1) for performing sperm analysis and selection based on sperm cell morphology of sperm cells (6) in a fluid (5), the system (1) comprising: (i) a fluid flow channel (2) for transport of said fluid (5), the fluid flow channel (2) comprising an inlet (10) an analyzing zone (40) configured downstream from said inlet (10) and comprising a first pair of electrodes (41) comprising a first intra-electrode distance (dl), a sorting zone (50) configured downstream from said analyzing zone (40) and comprising a sorting device (51), and outlets (80, 90, . . .
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2020
Assignee:
SEMEN REFINEMENT B.V.
Inventors:
Bjorn de Wagenaar, Loes Irene Segerink, Wouter Olthuis, Adrianus Joseph Sprenkels, Albert van den Berg
Abstract: The invention provides a system (1) for performing sperm analysis and selection based on sperm cell morphology of sperm cells (6) in a fluid (5), the system (1) comprising: (i) a fluid flow channel (2) for transport of said fluid (5), the fluid flow channel (2) comprising an inlet (10) an analyzing zone (40) configured downstream from said inlet (10) and comprising a first pair of electrodes (41) comprising a first intra-electrode distance (dl), a sorting zone (50) configured downstream from said analyzing zone (40) and comprising a sorting device (51), and outlets (80, 90, . . .
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 30, 2016
Publication date:
September 20, 2018
Applicant:
Semen Refinement B.V.
Inventors:
Bjorn de Wagenaar, Loes Irene Segerink, Wouter Olthuis, Adrianue Joseph Sprenkels, Albert van den Berg