Transcript Zavos Swim-up Column

Semen Preparation
using the Zavos Swimup Column (ZSC)
Dr. Panayiotis M. Zavos, Ed.S., Ph.D.
President and CEO
Zavos Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc.
Lexington, Kentucky
USA
“We did all this for you”
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The ZSC-II Kit
includes ZSC-II,
plastic pipette,
and 1mL syringe
with needle.
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Additional
materials:
SpermPrep Media
LabTop incubator
IUI Catheter
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Remove ZSC
from the pack
and using sterile
techniques,
uncap the ZSC.
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Add 2mL of semen
directly into the bottom
cone of the ZSC using
the plastic pipette.
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If the volume of semen
is less than 2mL and
does not reach the top
of the cone, then gently
add SpermPrep Media
up to the top of the
cone to make up the
difference.
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Using the syringe with
needle, add 0.7mL of
SpermPrep Media on the
outside of the cone up to
the top of the cone until
the media touches and
covers the semen.
“This allows the healthy sperm to swim
out of the semen and into the media.”
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Place the ZSC
in the LabTop
Incubator which
is set at 35°C
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Leave the ZSC
in the LabTop
Incubator for 4560 minutes.
“This allows adequate
numbers of high quality
sperm to swim into the
over layered media.”
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Aspirate all the media,
which should contain
all the motile and
healthy sperm, from
the outside of the cone.
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Simply, attach the
syringe to the catheter
of your choice (TomCat
shown) and perform
the Intra Uterine
Insemination (IUI).
“It is that simple!”
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To order your ZSC Kits, LabTop
incubator, SpermPrep Media, and IUI
Catheters, please call us at
1-800-998-4567 or1-859-278-6806
You may also e-mail us you order at
[email protected]
or order online at www.zdlinc.com