Die swell fertility assessment for humans and other mammals: apparatus and method
US7722547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2010/0022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assessing fertility in mammalian females comprising sampling cervical-vaginal fluid, measuring one or more of the sample's viscoelastic properties, and evaluating the measurement to determine fertility. Preferable embodiments of the current invention may utilize measurement of the viscoelastic property of die swell ratio, or other viscoelastic properties of cervical-vaginal fluid.
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