The technology integrates a multi-gas incubator, a microscope and a time-lapse camera to record continuous embryonic development. With a capacity to monitor up to 12 embryos at once, the Embryoscope can take photos of each embryo every five to 20 minutes for the entire duration of the incubation period, allowing for comprehensive monitoring of embryo development. Abnormal embryo development can be detected without harming the embryo, allowing the most viable embryos to be selected during in-vitro fertilization.
The Embryoscope is the safest technology developed in the field of ART today to help childless couples achieve their dreams of conceiving a healthy child.
Other techniques available and commonly used for ART include Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and Intracytoplasmic morphologically-selected sperm injection (IMSI).
1. Lack of genetic competency in embryos
It has been found that 50-60% of embryos created via ART are genetically defective. Risks of genetically abnormal embryos called aneuploid are higher with women of advanced age. Aneuploid embryos carry an abnormal number of chromosomes which affect their ability to successfully implant and develop into a healthy baby.
2. Lack of receptive endometrium
For an embryo to implant and develop into a baby it has to carry accurate genetic information and the endometrium should be receptive enough to allow it to implant and grow. If the endometrium fails to provide proteins which are crucial in assisting embryo implantation, then even if the embryo is genetically competent, it will fail to implant in the uterus.
Although, only the best embryos are selected using these guidelines, the technique is not completely fail-proof and does not yield positive results all the time. Case studies have shown that even an embryo with the best study fails at times. However, a good embryo selection technique can reduce the overall time taken to achieve pregnancy.
Even the best ART clinics around the world will have a success rate of 40-50% per cycle.
Embryoscope automatically records and documents complete and accurate details of all embryos and provides retrospective data for analysis.
The Embryoscope can monitor up to 12 embryos at once, and capture 4D images of each embryo every 5 to 20 minutes for the entire duration of the incubation period, allowing for comprehensive monitoring of embryo development.
- Patients with recurrent implantation failures
- Patients with recurrent pregnancy loss
- Candidates with sperm with high DNA fragmentation index
- Candidates suffering from severe male factor infertility
- Patients where we use testicular sperm