A lube distribution apparatus for use in connection with a sperm collection device is provided and configured to be installed on the sperm collection device in lieu of the end cap. The lube distribution apparatus comprising a main body having a cylindrical opening at a first end thereof, the cylindrical opening having means for engaging an open end of the sperm collection device. A lubricant reservoir is located within the main body of the lube distribution device for housing lubricant to be used in the sperm collection device. Injection means are provided for injecting lubricant from the lubricant reservoir into the sperm collection device. The lube distribution apparatus may further include an end cap removably affixed to a second end of the main body and enclosing the lubricant reservoir. A vent for allowing outside air to enter the lubricant reservoir during actuation of the injection means may also be provided. The vent may be located in the end cap or, alternatively, directly in the main body of the lube distribution device.

Disclosed is a container for collection of a biological sample, specifically semen, comprising a cup having an open top and an opposite, closed bottom, an accommodating space for receiving said sample and a depression defined by a side wall and a raised part of said bottom, a lid attachable to said top of said cup for closing in an assembled position of the container, wherein the lid comprises a pipetting element with a channel, so that when the lid and cup are attached in the assembled position of the container, the pipetting element extends into the depression of said cup, whereby said channel enables fluid communication between an outside environment of the container and said depression.

A semen storage container which can store semen in a favorable state, into which semen is easily put and out of which semen is easily taken, is provided. A semen storage container includes an outer case having an open upper end, an inner case, the inner case having an opening portion at an upper end and being provided on an inner side of the outer case to close an opening of the outer case, and a removable lid laid over an upper end portion of the outer case to close the opening portion. The inner case includes a semen guide which communicates with the opening portion at the upper end and has an inner circumferential surface provided as an inclined surface which spreads upward and a cylindrical semen pool which communicates with an opening portion at a lower end of the semen guide and includes a tapered bottom portion.

A body fluid collection device (10), comprising: a first sheet (11) that is provided with a first opening (12) and that comprises a first surface (S1) and a second surface (S2), the first surface (S1) being provided with an adhesive layer (13); a second sheet (21) that is provided with a second opening (22) and that comprises a third surface (S3) and a fourth surface (S4), the third surface (S3) and the second surface (S2) being interconnected with a first closed strip-shaped region (1121); a third sheet (31) that comprises a fifth surface (S5) and a sixth surface (S6), the second sheet (21) and the third sheet (31) being interconnected with a second closed strip-shaped region (2131) so as to form a bag body. The body fluid collection device may be used for collecting different body fluids, thus solving problems such as milk leakage and urine leakage for a user.

The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications.

Provided herein are devices and methods for analysis of male fertility. The invention provides self-contained, hand-held receptacles and systems for collection and analysis of semen samples and methods of using such devices to analyze semen samples. Also provided are processor-implemented and machine learning methods of analyzing semen sample data obtained using devices of the invention.

A collection bottle and a method for detecting a characteristic of a sample are provided. The collection bottle includes a body and a cover. The body of the collection bottle has an accommodating space. The cover of the collection bottle is removably assembled to the body of the collection bottle, and the cover includes a channel and a testing part. The channel of the collection bottle communicates the accommodating space and the outside environment. While the cover of the collection bottle is assembled to the body, the testing part extends toward the accommodating space.

Methods, kits and systems described herein provide collecting, preparing, processing and/or analyzing a clinical sample, such as a blood. The methods, kits and systems may use a biocompatible solution comprising water and a stabilizing solvent, such as isopropanol, for accurate testing of the presence and/or amount of dmg, nutrient, or metabolite.

A conception aid for assisting in natural conception may include a platform configured for placement in a vaginal canal, wherein the platform comprises one or more capturing elements configured to collect semen. A method of aiding conception may include providing a conception aid device including one or more capturing elements, collecting semen with the one or more capturing elements wherein the one or more capturing elements is configured to contain the collected semen on the device, and positioning the device in a vaginal canal.

A method for determining the relative viability of sterilized male fruit flies, focusing on examination of the male fruit fly teste or testes to enable consideration of the spermatozoa extruding from the vas deferens of the teste. The evaluation may determine relative viability of the spermatozoa; spermatogenesis; activity or motility of the spermatozoa; or morphological or physiological sperm cell abnormalities. The spermatozoa activity may also be captured in still or moving images, to allow further consideration based on the images.