US 12,458,401 B2
System for embryo transfer
Carlos Simón Vallés, Paterna (ES); Javier Santamaría Costa, Barcelona (ES); and David Jiménez Moreno, Paterna (ES)
Assigned to PREMIUM FERTILITY S.L., Paterna (ES)
Filed by PREMIUM FERTILITY S.L., Paterna (ES)
Filed on Dec. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 19/001,208.
Application 19/001,208 is a continuation of application No. 18/249,181, previously published as PCT/EP2021/078712, filed on Oct. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20382905 (EP), filed on Oct. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2025/0127542 A1, Apr. 24, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/435 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/303 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61D 19/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/435 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00151 (2013.01); A61B 1/0016 (2013.01); A61B 1/303 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61D 19/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02)] 17 Claims
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1. An apparatus suitable for delivering a fertilized egg or embryo into a maternal uterine endometrium in a mammal, comprising a body and an inner body, wherein the body is configured to fit within a lumen of the female reproductive system and comprises:
a lumen extending from a proximal end of the body to a distal portion of the body and having a distal opening at the distal portion of the body, the lumen configured to slidably receive the inner body having a distal end suitable for penetrating an endometrial epithelium;
the apparatus further comprising:
a first actuator operable to advance the inner body out from the distal opening of the body and a second actuator operable to expel a fertilized egg from the inner body,
a measurement assembly comprising a measurement portion disposed at the distal portion of the body, the measurement assembly being configured to measure whether the apparatus is in a first state indicating that a distance between the distal portion of the body and the endometrial epithelium is greater than a predetermined distance, or a second state indicating that a distance between the distal portion of the body and the endometrial epithelium is equal to or less than a predetermined distance; and
an indicating device coupled to the measurement assembly and configured to indicate that the measurement assembly is in the first state or the second state;
wherein the first actuator is operable to advance the inner body out from the distal opening by at least the predetermined distance.