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US 9,980,748 · App. 15/589,627 · Granted May 29, 2018

Purified air and methods of making and using the same

Inventor: Kathryn C. Worrilow (Fogelsville, PA)
Assignee: LifeAire Systems, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,980,748
App. No.
15/589,627
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Purified air is provided, having a TVOC content of from less than 5 ppb to about 500 ppb, a Biologicals content of from less than 1 CFU/M 3 to 150 CFU/M 3 and a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 to about 50,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 , or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 to about 500,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 .

Claims (18)

1. A method of performing in-vitro fertilization (“IVF”), the method comprising: providing purified air, wherein the purified air is characterized by:

a. a TVOC content of from less than about 5 ppb to about 500 ppb; and

b. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 of air, and

performing at least one IVF procedure in said purified air.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one IVF procedure comprises a plurality of IVF procedures.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of IVF procedures results in a clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of IVF procedures results in a clinical pregnancy rate of from 50% to 70%.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of IVF procedures results in a clinical pregnancy rate of from 50% to 65%.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of IVF procedure results in a clinical pregnancy rate of from 55% to 70%.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of IVF procedures results in a clinical pregnancy rate of from 55% to 65%.

8. A method of achieving an IVF clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%, the method comprising: performing multiple IVF cycles in purified air characterized by:

a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb; and

b. a Particulate content from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 to about 10,500 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 , or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 to about 1,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 ,

thereby achieving an IVF clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 50% to 70%.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 50% to 65%.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 55% to 70%.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 55% to 65%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2017
From: WORRILOW, KATHRYN C.
To: LIFEAIRE SYSTEMS, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 14837849 · Aug 27, 2015
Division 13554366 · Jul 20, 2012
Continuation In Part 13244973 · Sep 26, 2011
Continuation 12732246 · Mar 26, 2010
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