Devices and methods for regulating temperature of organs during or before surgical procedures

A device for regulating temperature of an organ being transplanted from a donor to a recipient, comprising:

• a housing comprising one or more walls surrounding an interior cavity sized to receive an organ and an opening for accessing the cavity;
• one or more straps extending from the housing adjacent the opening, a free end of each strap and the housing comprise cooperating connectors for securing the strap to the housing across the opening;
• a temperature sensor adjacent the inner surface for measuring temperature of the organ received in the cavity;
• and
• an output device to provide an output of the measured temperature;
• wherein one or more of the walls comprises:
• an inner thermally conductive layer defining an inner surface for contacting the organ placed in the cavity;
• an outer thermally insulative layer defining an outer surface of the housing;
• and
• a cooling layer between the inner and outer layers comprising a phase-change material configured to absorb thermal energy from the organ within the cavity through the inner layer;
• and
• wherein the output device comprises a light or color changing material configured to emit one or more colors corresponding to a status of the organ.

A device for regulating temperature of an organ being transplanted from a donor to a recipient, comprising:

• a housing comprising one or more walls surrounding an interior cavity sized to receive an organ and an opening for accessing the cavity;
• wherein one or more of the walls comprises:
• an inner layer defining an inner surface for contacting the organ placed in the cavity;
• an outer layer defining an outer surface of the housing;
• and
• a cooling layer between the inner and outer layers configured to absorb thermal energy from the organ within the cavity through the inner layer;
• wherein the outer layer comprises material having a low thermal conductivity to minimize exposure of the cooling layer to exterior temperatures, and
• wherein the outer wall comprises one or more air pockets or foam fillers to reduce the thermal conductivity of the outer layer.