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US 12,178,206 B2Granted
Apparatus for tissue transport and preservation
AssigneeParagonix Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAdam Collette, Melanie Jessel, Lisa Maria Anderson
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the invention generally relate to prolonging viability of bodily tissue, especially an organ such as a lung, by adjusting pressure as needed to maintain a constant pressure within the organ even during external pressure fluctuations due, for example, to transportation of the organ in an airplane. Gas passing into and out of the organ may be conditioned to prolong tissue viability.
Claims21
A system for transport of a lung, the system comprising:
- a pump configured to direct gas into an airway of a lung to inflate a cavity of the lung with gas, the gas configured to maintain inflation of the lung;
- a pressure relief valve configured to release gas when pressure within the cavity of the lung is above a high-pressure threshold while the pump is directing gas into the airway of the lung;
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- a lung adapter configured to be in fluid communication with the pump, the pressure relief valve, and the airway of the lung,
- wherein the pressure relief valve and the pump are configured to maintain a desired internal pressure in the cavity of the lung.
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A method for transport of a lung, the method comprising:
- providing a lung container comprising a lung adapter, a pump configured to direct gas into an airway of a lung to inflate a cavity of the lung with gas, the gas configured to maintain inflation of the lung, and a pressure relief valve configured to release gas when pressure within the cavity of the lung is above a high-pressure threshold while the pump is directing gas into the airway of the lung, the lung adapter configured to be in fluid communication with the pump and the pressure relief valve;
- coupling the airway of the lung to the lung adapter to form a closed air system;
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- maintaining a desired internal pressure in the cavity of the lung via the pump and the pressure relief valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.