Iran-Made Sperm Isolation Chip Increases Success of Infertility Treatment
“Sperm separation chip is used in separating and selecting healthy and high-quality sperms for use in therapeutic processes like in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI) and other assisted reproductive methods,” said Majid Hosseini, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
“The microfluidic sperm separation chip can separate sperm with the best quality and in the shortest possible time without damaging the sperm DNA. Unlike traditional methods like centrifugation that may damage sperms, our product uses advanced technology that separates sperms with minimal damage and 90% reduction in risk and maximum quality,” he added.
Noting that the product improves the chance of assisted reproductive methods like in vitro fertilization by 50%, Hosseini said, “This product is more efficient than other methods like swim-up or physical mechanisms by increasing the rate of success in fertility.”
In a relevant development last year, a knowledge-based company in Iran had designed and developed a sperm analysis device with the ability to show accurate, correct and repeatable results.
“This device is an automatic sperm analysis device which has been designed and produced based on the standard of the World Health Organization (WHO),” Payam Heidari, the managing director of the knowledge-based ‘Saman Afarin Trita’ firm stationed at the incubator center of technological units of Islamic Azad University’s Roudehen branch, told ANA.
He explained that the software provides the possibility of having clinical results for the treatment of infertility and diseases related to the human reproductive system, simultaneously with providing the researchers with details related to the movement and appearance of sperms for research purposes.
“The sperm analysis device along with the related standard instructions creates accurate, correct and reproducible results and eliminates the personal judgments in analyzing the sperm,” Heidari added.
He noted that results of the analysis can easily be automatically connected to the information technology management systems of the laboratory and treatment centers, obviating the need for the user to record the information in different databases.
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