Patent ID: 9482659
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B01L,C12M,C12Q,G01N,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A method for automated imaging and evaluation of human embryos, oocytes, or pluripotent cells with an imaging system, the method comprising: receiving a multi-well culture dish comprising a plurality of micro-wells on a stage of the imaging system, wherein the plurality of micro-wells contain a plurality of human embryos or pluripotent cells, wherein the imaging system comprises-at least one time-lapse microscope inside a housing; initializing the imaging system, wherein initializing the imaging system comprises: generating an estimate of a position and an orientation of the plurality of micro-wells, wherein generating the estimate of the position and the orientation of the plurality of micro-wells comprises: acquiring time-lapse images of the multi-well culture dish with a camera of the at least one time-lapse microscope; and analyzing the time-lapse images of the multi-well culture dish to determine a development potential of at least one human embryo or pluripotent cell.