The present invention relates to egg chambers for use in collection, inspection and selection of eggs for invitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures. The egg chamber, in use, provides an effectively closed and fluid filled system which minimises the environmental changes that a harvested egg is exposed to, thus maximising viability. The egg chamber comprises a vessel which can be made airtight, comprising at least one side wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, at least a portion of the upper wall being transparent and at least a portion of the lower wall being light permeable a first inlet with a sealable port a first outlet with a sealable port a filter with a pore size appropriate for egg collection disposed within the vessel between the first inlet and the first outlet and con figured to separate the vessel into a first internal chamber and a second internal chamber.
