In Vitro Fertilization Plasticware, BD Falcon^TM

BD Falcon^TM products are the first plasticware available that is certified sterile, nonpyrogenic and nonembryotoxic. These pre-tested products save time and expense in complying with College of American Pathologists (CAP) and American Fertility Society (AFS) recommended standards for IVF labs.

Each lot of BD Falcon IVF plasticware is tested for embroytoxicity using a 2-cell mouse embryo test. Mouse embryos are isolated at the 2-cell stage from B6C3FL females following superovulation with gonadotropins and mating with BDF1 males. The IVF products are tested by culturing embryos both in the labware itself and in media that has been in contact with the labware for 24 hours at 37°C. Products are deemed nonembryotoxic if they support the growth of more than 75 percent of the embryos to the expanded and/or hatched blastocyst stage.

BD Falcon IVF dishes and 4-well plates are manufactured by Becton Dickinson from virgin crystalline polystyrene tested for USP Class IV, V and VI cytotoxicity. They have perfectly flat, optically clear surfaces for optimum manipulation and observation of ova and embryos. Lids were designed for aseptic manipulation and consistent venting to maintain humidification.

BD Falcon 4-well plates were designed, in conjunction with embryologists, to improve manipulation of ova and embryos. A unique lid reduces the risk of contamination and minimizes evaporation by providing access to two wells at a time while two remain covered. The wells are numbered and a large writing patch allows clear sample identification.
Sterilized by gamma irradiation. Packed in peel-open, medical-style packaging with resealable tabs (4-well plate is individually wrapped and has no resealable tabs).