Patent ID: 7963906

Claim:
A method for assessing the potential for developmental competence of a human embryo comprising 1) measuring cellular parameters of human embryo in vitro, wherein said cellular parameters include: (a) the duration of the first cytokinesis; (b) the time interval between cytokinesis 1 and cytokinesis 2; or (c) the time interval between cytokinesis 2 and cytokinesis 3, and 2) determining that the human embryo has greater potential for developmental competence when, (a′) the duration of the first cytokinesis is about 0 to about 30 minutes; (b′) the time interval between the resolution of cytokinesis 1 and the onset of cytokinesis 2 is about 8-15 hours; or (c′) the time interval between the onset of cytokinesis 2 and the onset of cytokinesis 3 is about 0-5 hours.