Systems and methods for measuring oxygen concentration for lung preservation
AssigneeParagonix Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBen Bulka, Arkady Shinder-Lerner, William Lucas Churchill, Michael Tajima, Pratik Patel
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Abstract
A system and method for maintaining an oxygen concentration of a biological sample. The oxygen concentration can be maintained by measuring the oxygen concentration within the biological sample and adjusting a rate of an oxygen supplier in response to this measurement. For example, when the oxygen concentration is below a threshold, oxygen can be delivered to the biological sample at a higher rate.
Claims19
A system for preserving a lung based on oxygen concentration, the system comprising:
- a transport container configured to receive a lung;
- a lung adapter configured to seal with an airway of the lung;
- a sensor configured to measure an oxygen concentration in the lung during ex-vivo preservation, the sensor configured to be positioned within the transport container and in fluid communication with the airway of the lung;
- a gas source configured to be in fluid communication with the lung adapter;
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- a pump configured to pump gas from the gas source to the lung adapter and the airway of the lung when the oxygen concentration is below an oxygen threshold.
A method for preserving a lung based on oxygen concentration, the method comprising:
- providing a transport container configured to receive a lung;
- sealing an airway of the lung to a lung adapter of the transport container;
- measuring, using a sensor positioned within the transport container and in fluid communication with the airway of the lung, an oxygen concentration in the lung during ex-vivo preservation;
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- delivering, using a pump, oxygen to the lung through the lung adapter when the oxygen concentration is below an oxygen threshold.
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