EmbryoScope: Advancing Embryo Culture in IVF Treatment

EmbryoScope is an advanced time-lapse embryo incubator used in in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. It provides continuous monitoring of embryo development without the need for manual handling, offering a stable and optimal environment for embryo growth.
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Medical device
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Available in assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinics
Prepared by Nick Harper, reviewed by Dr. David James Simpson

EmbryoScope FAQ


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What is EmbryoScope?

EmbryoScope allows us to record images and videos of your baby from its biological beginnings. This cutting-edge technology monitors embryo cell division in real time, capturing important information about the continuous development of the embryo.

What is EmbryoScope+ time-lapse technology?

With EmbryoScope+ time-lapse technology, embryologists are able to monitor your embryos throughout the full course of their development – without having to remove them from the safe environment of the incubator. Images from the EmbryoScope+ time-lapse systems are examined by embryologists using advanced software tools.

How many embryos can a EmbryoScope hold?

The Embryoscope has a capacity for the embryos of 8 patients, while the Embryoscope plus can hold the embryos of up to 15 different patients. If you would like more information on time-lapse technology, you can visit the following article: What is time-lapse - Improving in vitro embryo development.

Why do we use EmbryoScope?

Thanks to the advantages of EmbryoScope® during embryo culture and to mathematical models designed to analyse all the information it provides, we achieve between 10 and 20% higher probability of implantation than using conventional culture and selection techniques. What is involved in embryo selection?

What is EmbryoScope tm?

What is Embryoscope? The Embryoscope™ is an incubator that maintains the necessary physiological conditions required by a living embryo while they are in the IVF laboratory. It has an incorporated time lapse system that has a camera that continuously captures images and records them as a video of the embryonic development.

How can EmbryoScope improve embryo competence?

With traditional incubators, embryologists were required to manually remove embryos at intervals to check their morphological development. EmbryoScope allows clinicians to monitor embryos while leaving them undisturbed in the incubator’s optimum gas and temperature conditions. This can contribute towards improved embryo competence.

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