Advances in the ART
technology demands best and latest updated IVF Laboratory where ART procedures
take place. Setting up of an ideal IVF laboratory is vital to the success in
ART and the critical determinants of the function of the IVF laboratory are people,
procedures, equipment and the laboratory design. IVF Laboratory must be highly
equipped with equipments and staff for the best outcome of any ART procedure.
At the same time education and training of the embryologist, lab technicians
and doctors is also necessary for the best results and good success rate.
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In any Fertility Center, embryology lab is the
high-tech heart of the clinic's family atmosphere. Embryology Services are
provided by an experienced embryology team that provides the technological
backbone for patients to progress in IVF treatment from preliminary testing to
egg retrieval, fertilization, and embryo transfer. The embryology lab is also
the vital link to other infertility services such as pre-implantation genetic
screening and diagnosis, gender selection, and oocyte cryopreservation.
When we walk into any infertility clinic few of the
studies is always done. The doctors expertise, success rate of the clinic, cost
of the treatment, vicinity of the clinic from the place where you stay,
treatment options available, no of embryos that will be transferred in an ivf
cycle and the IVF Laboratory in the clinic. These are the few criteria’s that
will help an infertile couple in deciding the doctor and the clinic for the
nature of their treatment in achieving parenthood. Several countries have in
recent years introduced prescribed requirements for treatment and monitoring of
outcomes, as well as a licensing or accreditation requirement for in vitro
fertilization (IVF) clinics and their laboratories.
New IVF-based techniques, such as cryopreservation
using vitrification, micromanipulation of gametes and embryos and
pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), have provided prospective parents
with a wide range of new reproductive options. Today, ART refers not only to
IVF but also to several variations tailored to patients’ unique conditions. The
technology transfer in the ART has resulted in the advanced practices being
offered in almost all countries. Advances in the ARt technology demands at the
same time best and latest updated IVF Laboratory where these procedures take
place. IVF Laboratory must be highly equipped with equipments and staff for the
best outcome of any ART procedure.
Making
of patient oriented in-house fully equipped IN VITRO FERTILIZATION LABORATORY
Setting up of an ideal IVF laboratory is vital to the
success in ART and the critical determinants of the function of the IVF
laboratory are people, procedures, equipment and the laboratory design. An
embryologist using his or her personality, knowledge and skills must be capable
of taking initiatives and improving the laboratory. Skill is an absolute
requirement along with the ability to collate and structure information from
the laboratory and literature. The knowledge of cell and reproductive biology
must be of sufficient depth to allow the embryologist to analyze and solve
problems from basic physiological principles. It is important that the
embryologist is imbued with a culture of intellectual and scientific rigor that
allows independent search for knowledge and solutions instead of unquestioning
references to statements of authorities in the field. Importantly, the
laboratory staff members need to undergo training and prove competence for each
procedure performed.
Guiding
Features for Quality in an ART Laboratory
Quality management in the IVF laboratory underpins a
successful clinic. Managing the quality of laboratory processes leads to
improved results and a greater confidence for clinicians and patients. As a
result of this global expansion boosted with cutting edge technologies, quality
management and risk management is becoming increasingly important for running
IVF clinics and IVF laboratories. ART Clinic and ART laboratory should operate,
according to ICMR guidelines and should reflect modern awareness of
professional and commercial environment, and should embrace spermfuge.
To maintain ambient quality there are certain vital
parameters like particle count, filter integrity test, air velocity,
temperature, humidity and CO2 for incubators which need to be kept under a
constant check as they can harm the gametes and embryos, ultimately compromising
the results in any ivf lab.
The guidelines set up by the ESHRE constitute the
minimal requirements for any laboratory offering assisted reproduction
techniques (ART). The implementation of guidelines for good practice in IVF
laboratories requires a quality management program to be in place, integrating
quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement. This should be done
by the design of a quality policy and a consequent implementation of a quality
system that encompasses and integrates the operative units, the processes and
procedures that represent the core of ART clinics.
Equipment
and consumables and supporting accessories used in IVF Lab.
All consumables that come in contact with gametes and
embryos must be validated as non-toxic to embryos and supportive of normal
embryo development. All new equipment must be validated before use, it should
be reliable in function, and be tolerant of non-ideal conditions. The equipment
must be acquired on the characteristics of performance and not on its price.
The four key environmental variables; temperature, pH, osmolarity and
contamination, must be controlled and carefully monitored from the “Tip-to-Tip”
of the culture system (tip of the oocyte aspiration needle to the tip of the
embryo transfer catheter). It is critical that the variables are measured at
the point where the embryos are handled. It must be ensured that the
temperature of the culture medium in the dish is 37°C.
Work
stations and laboratory design
Work stations should provide filtered air and a heated
surface to maintain optimum temperature without any contamination.
Ergonomically designed equipment is preferred to alleviate unnecessary strain
on the embryologist. The laboratory design should be based on clean room
technology, using low emission materials with a clearly defined air quality.
Work-flow should be planned to ensure a minimal distance between the incubator,
the work station and the microscope. Special measures and equipment should be
installed to secure uninterruptible power supply to critical areas of the
clinic, e.g., the operation room and vital equipment in the laboratory such as
the incubators, as well as to other essential services in the clinic.
Essential
qualifications of an art team
The practice of ART requires a well-orchestrated team
work between the five functional areas of an IVF clinic: Clinical, nursing,
embryology, counseling and administration. The staff should have formal
qualifications in their area of responsibility and their actual performance should
be monitored against set standards.
In a nutshell it can be said that an IVF Laboratory
must be equipped with the air filtration system, temperature control device,
gas chambers, incubators, microscopes for micromanipulation of sperm and eggs
and embryo biopsies, skilled embryologists, ivf equipments and accessories, cryopreservation
and vitrification of embryos, safety techniques to maintain the identity of the
embryos and generator that can supply immediate and uninterrupted power.
Education and training of the embryologist, lab technicians and fertility
doctors is also necessary for the best results and good success rate. Without
proper training and knowledge about the equipments and the operation of the
machines the ivf laboratory will not be able to give any good results how so
ever it is highly equipped.
Children are life's most precious gift and a modern
embryology lab has more safety features than most day care centers. Shivani
Scientific Industries (P) Ltd. is a highly focused company on Assisted Reproductive
Technologies (ART) and Biomedical Equipments with a proven track record of over
42 years. Shivani Scientific also has its own Fornax range of innovative IVF
products which are exported to more than 30 countries. Shivani has contributed
in development of ART field in India significantly. Shivani Scientific specialises
in providing Turnkey Project Services for setting up of IVF Labs, OT rooms,
ICU, CCU, NICU and CSSD, complying with various international regulatory
standards. Shivani Scientific has recently started a new division for IVF
consumables which brings world class products such as Wallace range of medical devices
and LifeGlobal range of Culture Media. We provide education and training about
IVF Laboratory techniques, IUI procedures, IVF lab Equipments, embryology,
Culture Medium, IVF Techniques, Advanced ART Techniques, Pre-Implantation
Genetic Diagnosis, Cryopreservation, Andrology Techniques, Designing of new ART
Laboratory, state-of-the-art IVF lab, Embryo culture, Classical IVF, Oocyte
handling and scoring, Embryo handling, scoring and loading, Vitrification,
Sperm preparation for IVF/ICSI, Observing IVF/ ICSI procedures, Ovulation
induction protocols and more.
For Setup IVF IUI ICSI Lab - building up an ideal ART Laboratory you can
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design, equipments and consumables.
