Patent ID: 8951184
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B,A61P,C12M,C12N,C12Q,G01N,G02B,G06K,G06T,G16B

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing the developmental potential of a human embryo comprising: (a) culturing the human embryo in vitro under conditions sufficient for embryonic development; (b) measuring two or more cellular parameters of said human embryo by time lapse microscopy comprising: and one or more cellular parameters selected from: (c) employing said cellular parameter measurements to determine the developmental potential of said embryo wherein good developmental potential is indicated by a time interval between cytokinesis 1 and cytokinesis 2 that is 8 to 15 hours and/or a time interval between cytokinesis 2 and cytokinesis 3 that is 0 to 5 hours; and (d) selecting the embryo for transfer into a female recipient if step (c) indicates good developmental potential or selecting the embryo for nontransfer if step (c) does not indicate good developmental potential.