EP2437681A1 - Sonde zur künstlichen befruchtung, insbesondere für schweine - Google Patents

Sonde zur künstlichen befruchtung, insbesondere für schweine

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EP2437681A1
EP2437681A1 EP10734235A EP10734235A EP2437681A1 EP 2437681 A1 EP2437681 A1 EP 2437681A1 EP 10734235 A EP10734235 A EP 10734235A EP 10734235 A EP10734235 A EP 10734235A EP 2437681 A1 EP2437681 A1 EP 2437681A1
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probe
cylindrical body
flexible tube
animal
probe according
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Jean Francois Yvoz
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Ecopor SAS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
    • A61D19/00—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation
    • A61D19/02—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation for artificial insemination
    • A61D19/027—Devices for injecting semen into animals, e.g. syringes, guns, probes

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  • connection of the casing with the discharge orifice is done through a mechanical system implementing a hollow tube slidably mounted inside the cylindrical body and which has connection lights inside the envelope.
  • the filling of the artificial insemination device with the animal semen is done at the place of insemination whereas the device is already introduced into the vagina of the animal. This is a major drawback because of the potential risks due to the handling that requires.
  • WO 2008/055665 seeks to overcome this disadvantage. It describes an artificial insemination probe which comprises a sheath and a deformable envelope defining with the sheath a reservoir for the seed, the sheath and the envelope are introduced into the genital apparatus of the animal.
  • the sheath has a filling opening for introducing the seed into the reservoir and an evacuation opening for discharging the seed contained in the reservoir.
  • the envelope is overmolded on the entire sheath.
  • the sleeve of the probe with its filling opening, its discharge opening and its tubular portion having a longitudinal opening capable of forming the reservoir in combination with the envelope, is of complex manufacture.
  • the introduction of the casing over the entire length of the sleeve is difficult, with the risk of leakage.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an artificial insemination probe which overcomes all or part of the disadvantages of the aforementioned techniques.
  • a probe for the artificial insemination of an animal, in particular of porcine breed which comprises in a manner known from document FR 2,450,103, on the one hand, a cylindrical body which is intended to be housed within the vagina of the animal and which is terminated by a distal member provided with a discharge port and secondly, a seed supply capacity to be injected.
  • the cylindrical body is constituted by a hollow tube, in particular a semi-rigid tube
  • the reserve capacity is constituted by a flexible tube, elastically deformable and impermeable to air, which is overmolded with one side around the proximal end of the cylindrical body and the other around a shutter which is adapted to allow the pressure filling of the reserve capacity.
  • the distal element contains a material, in particular a wax, which, solid at ambient temperature, closes the discharge orifice in the inactive position of the probe and which, liquefying at the internal temperature of the animal, allows the release of the orifice in the active position of the probe inserted inside the vagina of the animal, Finally, in the inactive position, after filling, the seed is located mainly in the dilated flexible tube and an overpressure prevails inside the body cylindrical and, in the active position, the flexible tube being outside the vagina of the animal, the seed is moved throughout the cylindrical body through the discharge orifice, in particular by a suction phenomenon and under the effect of the contraction of the flexible tube returning to its original form.
  • a material in particular a wax
  • the cylindrical body is a semi-rigid polypropylene hollow tube and the flexible tube is made of elastomer, especially styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS).
  • SEBS styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer
  • a plug support around which is molded the proximal end of the flexible tube and which comprises an axial opening
  • the plug capable of closing said opening.
  • the closure of the axial opening by the plug is done after filling the reserve capacity with the seed.
  • the plug is made of a flexible material which can be pierced by a seed-type needle-injecting injector and which is able to close tightly during the extraction of the injector.
  • the material for forming the plug may in particular be of elastomer, preferably styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS), such as the flexible tube.
  • SEBS styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene
  • the distal element of the probe is a rigid tube in the rear part of which is fitted the distal end of the cylindrical body and which has an internal shoulder intended to act as a stop at said distal end.
  • the obturator material is contained in a hollow tip which is fitted into the front part of the distal element and which has an extension coming from outside the distal element and obscuring the evacuation orifice.
  • said extension is breakable so as to obtain the clearance of the discharge orifice when using the probe.
  • the probe comprises at least one flexible sealing flange disposed around the distal element.
  • this flange is integrated in a sleeve which is overmolded around the distal member and the front portion of the cylindrical body.
  • This collar is intended to ensure the tightness of the uterine medium, between the genital tissues and the probe. In particular, it allows the seed which flows through the discharge orifice of the probe not to be pushed backwards but penetrates well into the uterus.
  • the flange is formed from the front to the rear of the sleeve in a succession of at least two series, a first series in which the diameter decreases and a second series in which the diameter increases.
  • the sleeve supports a single collar which is in a helical configuration and whose diameter changes over the length of the sleeve, in particular according to the two aforementioned series,
  • the obturator material which is solid at ambient temperature and which liquefies at the internal temperature of the animal, contains at least one active agent with respect to at least one component of the seed, especially spermatozoa, it may in particular be an agent that promotes motility of the spermatozoa,
  • an artificial insemination device which comprises a probe having all or some of the characteristics mentioned above and a sanitary pocket for storing said probe.
  • the distal element, the cylindrical body and the flexible tube of the probe being placed inside the pocket, the latter is fixed in particular by heat-sealing on the cap support.
  • the filling of the probe can thus intervene while the essential parts of the probe are protected by the sanitary pocket.
  • said device can be delivered to the operator in perfect hygienic and safety conditions, particularly as regards the conservation of the seed.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the probe before filling
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the probe of FIG. 1 after filling
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic representation in longitudinal section of a probe which differs essentially from that of Figure 1 by the helical configuration of the sealing flange.
  • the artificial insemination probe which will be described below is intended in particular for the insemination of porcine animals, in the case of sows or gilts. This use is however not limiting.
  • the probe 1 is an integral unit which comprises a cylindrical body 2, similar to a catheter, which is a hollow tube in a semi-rigid plastic material, in particular polypropylene.
  • This hollow tube is extended rearwardly by a flexible tube 3 which is deformable when it is pressurized and is impervious to air.
  • This flexible tube 3 is overmolded on the proximal end 2a of the cylindrical body 2.
  • the flexible tube 3 is extended towards the rear by a shutter 4 which is composed of a plug holder 8 which is a hollow rigid piece whose axial opening 9, serving to fill the probe 1 with the animal seed, gives on the inside of the flexible tube 3 and consequently also of the cylindrical body 2.
  • This axial opening 9 is, in FIG. 3, closed by a plug 10.
  • the shutter element 4 may comprise at its cap support 8 internal ridges able to cooperate with free lamellae formed around the cap 10.
  • the ridges mechanically lock the cap 10 so as to prevent the latter from ride up towards the opening of the plug holder 8 when an excess pressure is exerted inside the flexible tube 3.
  • the flexible tube 3 is overmolded at the proximal end 2a of the cylindrical body 2 over at least one third of its length, preferably more than one third, and less than half of the length of the cylindrical body 2, in order to offset the formation of the balloon when the tube
  • the flexible tube 3 may further comprise a localized material thickness (not shown in the figures, for example of the order of 0.4 mm for 10 mm, in order to shift the formation of the balloon when the tube 3 is inflated to the shutter 4, the balloon forming between the extra thickness on the one hand, and the shutter 4 on the other hand.
  • This localized excess thickness is preferably formed at the inner diameter of the flexible tube 3, but could also be formed at the diameter outside of this flexible tube 3.
  • proximal end 3a of the flexible tube 3 is further overmolded on the plug support 8 of the shutter 4. It is also possible to provide a stop collar 16 at the distal end of the flexible tube 3 which is overmolded on the end. proximal 2a of the cylindrical body 2. This stop flange 16 is preferably overmolded on the distal end of the flexible tube 3.
  • This stop flange 16 has the function of assisting the placement of the probe 1 to ensure that the distal element 5 is well disposed at the cervix.
  • this stop flange 16 promotes the attachment of the probe 1 inside the genital apparatus of the animal.
  • the distal member 5 further comprises an annular extension 17 surrounding the breakable end 13 so that the seed is properly spilled at the desired location and does not flow on the distal member 5.
  • the hollow end 12 has a hammered proximal end so as to bend its outer periphery around the obturating material 6 and avoid that, depending on the storage conditions, the wax flows through the hollow end 12 towards the inside of the cylindrical body 2.
  • the filling of the probe can be done in two ways depending on the filling material available. If this material comprises a needle-type injector, the plug 10 closing the axial opening 9 of the plug holder 8 is made of a material which on the one hand can be pierced by the injector and on the other hand is adapted to close tightly while extracting the injector. It may be an elastomer and in particular SEBS. According to another way, the plug 10 is introduced into the axial opening 9 only after said filling has been performed.
  • this material comprises a needle-type injector
  • the plug 10 closing the axial opening 9 of the plug holder 8 is made of a material which on the one hand can be pierced by the injector and on the other hand is adapted to close tightly while extracting the injector. It may be an elastomer and in particular SEBS. According to another way, the plug 10 is introduced into the axial opening 9 only after said filling has been performed.
  • the sleeve 15 comprises a single flange which is in a helical configuration and whose diameter changes over the length of the sleeve.
  • the flexible tube 3 Since the flexible tube 3 remains outside the animal, it is possible for the operator to observe the behavior of this flexible tube 3 as and when insemination. It is noted that at the end of insemination the flexible tube 3 takes at least partially a flattened shape, which could mean that a certain depression is formed inside the probe. It was found that when this phenomenon occurs, the residual amount of seed in the probe is only a few milliliters for a quantity of seed introduced into the probe of the order of 85 ml.

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  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0953749A FR2946244B1 (fr) 2009-06-05 2009-06-05 Sonde pour insemination artificielle, notamment de porcins.
PCT/FR2010/051108 WO2010139912A1 (fr) 2009-06-05 2010-06-04 Sonde pour insémination artificielle, notamment de porcins

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EP (1) EP2437681B1 (de)
CN (1) CN102458300B (de)
BR (1) BRPI1011278A2 (de)
EA (1) EA201190332A1 (de)
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WO (1) WO2010139912A1 (de)

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FR2946244B1 (fr) 2012-07-27
WO2010139912A1 (fr) 2010-12-09
CN102458300B (zh) 2016-01-20
FR2946244A1 (fr) 2010-12-10
EA201190332A1 (ru) 2012-06-29

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