Device and method of maintaining sperm motility in a capillary-loaded chamber

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7807452
APP PUB NO 20090142795A1
SERIAL NO

12330228

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The invention relates, generally, to a method of removing sharp edges from a microscope coverslip comprising grinding down the edges and polishing the edges The invention also relates to a device for determining cell motility comprising a slide, a coverslip, comprising at least one edge that has been smoothed and a chamber, created by the slide and the coverslip and which is tangential to the coverslip, such that motile cells entering the chamber are substantially undamaged. The invention also relates to a method for using the device to determine cell motility.

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HAMILTON THORNE INC100 CUMMINGS CENTER SUITE 465E BEVERLY MA 01915

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Douglas-Hamilton, Diarmaid H Beverly, US 15 301
Hamilton, Meg D Beverly, US 2 1

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