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MediCult Vitrification Cooling - In vitro fertilization culture medium kit
Device Dossier for MediCult Vitrification Cooling - In vitro fertilization culture medium kit (In vitro fertilization culture medium kit, Class III,…
- GMDN category: In vitro fertilization culture medium kit
Intended purpose
For use as part of assisted reproductive techniques for ultra cooling of human oocytes, cleavage stage embryos and blastocytes.
Functional description
Consists of two solutions, Equilibration Medium (E.M) and Vitrification Medium (V.M). Oocytes are equilibrated in first medium for 5 minutes then second medium for 1 minute before being vitrified (ultra rapid freezing). Solutions provide physiological salts, amino acids and cryoprotectants to enable oocytes to survive the vitrification process.